Several feared injured as pedestrian bridge collapses in Mumbai

2 dead, several injured as pedestrian bridge collapses in Mumbai

News agency reported injured people had been moved hospitals after the bridge collapsed near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus

BS Web Team  |  New Delhi 

A foot over bridge near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station collapses | Photo: ANI
A foot over bridge near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station collapses | Photo: ANI

Two people died and several were injured when a pedestrian bridge collapsed near Mumbai’s main railway station Thursday evening.

More than a dozen people are feared trapped in the debris after the bridge collapsed near during rush hour, India Today TV news channel reported.

The Police identified the dead as Apoorva Prabhu, 35, and Ranjana Tambe, 40.

In September 2017, a stampede on a pedestrian bridge at the Elphinstone Road railway station in the city killed more than 22 people.

First Published: Thu, March 14 2019. 20:11 IST