Mumbai: 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:
Mar 14, 2019 22:50 (IST)
CPI(M) general secretary Sitaram Yechury on Mumbai Bridge Collapse tweeted saying, "Of course. Exactly like puppies are responsible for coming under the tyres of a car. This statement accurately reflects the chal, charitra, chehra and chintan of the BJP."
Mar 14, 2019 21:30 (IST)
"We are deeply saddened by the news of the #MumbaiBridgeCollapse, our thoughts & prayers are with the families of those who lost their lives & we wish the injured a speedy recovery. We urge all Congress workers to help in any way they can," the Congress tweeted.
Mar 14, 2019 21:19 (IST)
The National Disaster Response Force or NDRF initially said 10 to 12 people were feared trapped under the debris but police later clarified that was not the case.
Mar 14, 2019 20:24 (IST)
The rescue and relief teams have removed the debris and all the injured have been taken to GT Hospital.