Another bridge collapses in Mumbai; 6 killed, 30 injured
TNN | Updated: Mar 15, 2019, 05:51 IST
Footover bridge collapes outside Chhtrapati Shivaji Maharaj Turminus on ThursdayMUMBAI: At least six persons were killed and another 30 injured, including some critically, when a portion of a overhead pedestrian bridge outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus came crashing down on Thursday.
The victims included three women - Apoorva Prabhu, 35, Ranjana Tambe, 40, and Bhakti Shinde, 40. The two men killed were identified as Zahid Siraj Khan, 32 and Tapendra Singh, 35. The incident - the third footbridge collapse in the city in the last 18 months - occurred around 7.35 pm as the bridge was reportedly overloaded with commuters hurrying to their homes, the BMC Disaster Control said. Connecting the CSMT's suburban platform No. 1 with the B.T. Lane near The Times of India Building and the Anjuman-e-Islam School, it was used by thousands of daily commuters rushing to catch the local trains on Central Railway and the Harbour Line.
The injured have been rushed to the St. George Hospital and GT Hospital, besides Sion Hospital, said officials. Politicians from several parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena, the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and others rushed to the site and activists helped in the rescue operations.
The victims included three women - Apoorva Prabhu, 35, Ranjana Tambe, 40, and Bhakti Shinde, 40. The two men killed were identified as Zahid Siraj Khan, 32 and Tapendra Singh, 35. The incident - the third footbridge collapse in the city in the last 18 months - occurred around 7.35 pm as the bridge was reportedly overloaded with commuters hurrying to their homes, the BMC Disaster Control said. Connecting the CSMT's suburban platform No. 1 with the B.T. Lane near The Times of India Building and the Anjuman-e-Islam School, it was used by thousands of daily commuters rushing to catch the local trains on Central Railway and the Harbour Line.
The injured have been rushed to the St. George Hospital and GT Hospital, besides Sion Hospital, said officials. Politicians from several parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena, the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and others rushed to the site and activists helped in the rescue operations.
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