Majerhat flyover collapse is the latest in the long line of incidents that have claimed hundreds of lives. Here are 5 major incidents of bridge collapse n India
At least one person was killed and several were feared trapped as a portion of the arterial Majerhat bridge in southern Kolkata collapsed on Tuesday, police said.
This comes after over 2 years of under-construction Vivekananda flyover collapse in the city which claimed 27 lives on March 31, 2016.
While several reports put the number of casualties in Tuesday's from five to seven, authorities were yet to confirm the casualties.
State minister Chandrima Bhattacharya said she has heard about the death of five persons in the incident but it was yet to be confirmed.
Another minister Firhad Hakim said six persons were taken to hospital.
As crowds gathered at the spot in congested Alipore locality, where mangled cars were buried under the debris of the bridge, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said the first priority is to rescue the injured and those who are trapped.
The area has several under-construction buildings nearby. An eyewitness said some people in a minibus and private cars were trapped. Fire brigade, police and NDRF personnel are engaged in rescue work in the fading light.
This is not the first such incident in Kolkata and in India. Here are 5 incidents of bridge collapses in India that have claimed hundreds of lives:
1. Majerhat bridge collapse in Kolkata on September 4, 2018: One killed
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A portion of 40-year-old Majerhat bridge in south Kolkata collapsed around 4.45 pm on Tuesday, killing at leasr one person, trapping several people and crushing many vehicles. The bridge in the crowded Alipore runs over the Majerhat Railway Station and connects the city centre to Behala and other southern suburbs.
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2. Andheri bridge collapse on July 3, 2018: 2 killed
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An over-bridge at a railway station in Mumbai's Andheri suburb collapsed during heavy rains on July 3 this year, killing 2 people.
Out of the five injured, three were in critical condition. While one of the critical injured Asmita Katkar died a few days later, another victim 52-year-old Manoj Mehta, who was shifted to ICU ward at Nanavati Hospital from civic-run RN Cooper Hospital died on July 29.
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3. Varanasi flyover collapse on May 15, 2018: 18 killed
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A portion of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi collapsed on May 15, killing at least 18 people. An FIR was registered against the UP State Bridge Corporation officials, who were working on the site, under section 304 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), section 308 (attempt to commit culpable homicide) of the IPC on May 16.
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4. Mahad bridge collapse on Savitri river on August 2, 2016: 28 killed
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A bridge on Mumbai-Goa highway near Mahad, in Raigad district, collapsed on August 2 in the middle of the night. Several vehicles, including two state-run buses, fell down in the Savitri river after the collapse of the British-era bridge. 28 bodies were recovered after days of exhaustive search.
The bridge was located on Mumbai-Goa Highway near Mahad, about 170 km from Mumbai. The river, which turned into a torrent due to heavy downpour in its catchment area in Mahabaleshwar, weakened the foundations of the bridge, which ultimately gave way.
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5. Vivekananda flyover collapse in Kolkata on March 31, 2016: 27 killed
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On March 31, 2016, a portion of under construction Vivekananda flyover in Kolkata collapsed, leaving as many as 27 people dead and several others injured.
Later, three FIRs were filed by the Kolkata Police against IVRCL – the company responsible for the construction of the flyover. Several senior officials of the IVRCL were arrested by the Kolkata Police.
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