Six people were killed and 33 injured as a portion of a foot overbridge near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station in Mumbai collapsed on Thursday evening.
The collapse at one of the busiest stations in Mumbai took place during peak hours, when there was a lot of rush on the overbridge. The injured people were taken to the St George's Hospital and GT Hospital. Two women killed in the incident worked at the GT hospital.
The pedestrian bridge connects the railway station to the Azad Maidan police station and the Times of India building in south Mumbai. Traffic on the stretch has been affected and commuters have been advised to use alternate routes, police said.
The accident comes almost two years after 23 people died in a crush on a narrow overcrowded footbridge at Prabhadevi station in the centre of the city in September 2017.
Here are the LIVE Updates of the Mumbai Foot Overbridge Collapse:
Modi Govt & Mah. Govt are criminally culpable for inaction leading to repeat tragedies-:
- Randeep Singh Surjewala (@rssurjewala) March 14, 2019
29/9/2017-Elphistone Stampede.
3/7/2018-Andheri Bridge Collapse.
Rly Min's tall claims of Audit have failed time and again.
Rly Min, Piyush Goyal must resign or be sacked.
2/2
Shocking that the cst foot over bridge which was supposedly audited 6 months back has collapsed, It's sad that we still cannot provide safe infrastructure for our hardworking people of Mumbai. In grief, I pray for the victims and their families.
- Priya Dutt (@PriyaDutt_INC) March 14, 2019
Distressed at the news of the fall of part of the overbridge at CST. Praying for the injured.
- Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 14, 2019
Commuter safety needs attention and hoping that authorities act to prevent such incidents.
Pained to hear about the FOB incident near TOI building in Mumbai.
- Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) March 14, 2019
Spoke to BMC Commissioner and @MumbaiPolice officials and instructed to ensure speedy relief efforts in coordination with @RailMinIndia officials.
Foot over bridge connecting CST platform 1 north end with B T Lane near Times of India building has collapsed. Injured persons are being shifted to hospitals. Traffic affected. Commuters to use alternate routes. Senior officers are on spot.
- Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) March 14, 2019
