At least nine people were killed after the bridge over the river crashed in the West Indian state of Gujarat, the news agency “Pres Trast ov India” reported to police officials.
The Health Minister of Gujarata Rušikes Patel said several vehicles were on the bridge when his part crashed, which is why many fell into the river.
He added that at least five people were saved. “The bridge was built in 1985. years,” Patel said.
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Several Vehicles, Including A Truck, a tanker, and cars, plunged into the waterfront.
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The incident occurred in the district of Vadodara in Gujarat, in which there were abundant rain in the last few days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed condolences to the families of the victims.
Indian infrastructure The subject of security concerns and several occasions there were large disasters on auto-roads and bridges.
The hanging bridge of cords old 100 years ago collapsed in 2022. in Rijeka in Gujarat, which made hundreds of people fall into the water and at least 132 people were killed.
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