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2 killed and 32 injured after a bridge collapses at a tourist destination in western India
PUNE DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA, JUN 15 – At least 32 people were injured and 6 critically as a 30-year-old iron pedestrian bridge collapsed due to structural weakness and heavy monsoon rains, officials said.
- An iron bridge over the Indrayani River in Pune's Kundamala area collapsed on Sunday afternoon, resulting in at least two deaths and 32 injuries.
- The collapse happened while a large group of tourists were crossing the bridge at a popular picnic spot, with heavy rains in preceding days increasing river flow.
- Rescue teams from India's disaster management authorities and other agencies launched an urgent search operation, saving six individuals while others were either swept away by the river or feared trapped beneath the collapsed bridge debris.
- Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis confirmed the deployment of relief teams and said 'relief work has been immediately accelerated' while eyewitnesses described the bridge as suddenly collapsing.
- The accident underscores persistent safety concerns with India's infrastructure and follows past deadly incidents like a 2022 Gujarat bridge collapse that killed at least 132 people.
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A survivor who was on the bridge at the time, said the bridge was so crowded there was no space for anyone to move, adding: "Everyone started running towards the main road as the structure haved and collapsed"
Rescue workers search for survivors in bridge collapse in India
At least two are dead and 32 injured after a bridge collapsed Sunday, June 15, at a popular tourist destination in India. The incident happened around 3:30 p.m. local time in Kundamala. At least six people were hospitalized in critical condition, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis wrote on social media. Meanwhile, Press Trust of India reported that more than 100 tourists were on the bridge when it collapsed, plunging many into the swollen river. F…
2 killed and 32 injured when a bridge collapses at a tourist destination in western India
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