British-era bridge collapses in MP's Narmadapuram, no injuries reported
2 years, 8 months ago

British-era bridge collapses in MP's Narmadapuram, no injuries reported

India TV News  

Highlights British-era bridge on Sukthwa river in MP's Narmadapuram collapsed while trailer-truck was crossing. Sources said some 5,000 vehicles use the 25-foot high bridge daily. A British-era bridge on the dry Sukthwa river in Madhya Pradesh's Narmadapuram collapsed while a trailer-truck was crossing on Sunday, leading to traffic disruption on the Bhopal-Nagpur national highway, a senior police official said. The incident took place when a 138-wheel trailer-truck was crossing the narrow bridge, leading to the vehicle falling on the dry river bed, Additional Superintendent of Police Awadhesh Pratap Singh told PTI over phone, adding that there were no report of injuries.

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Bareilly bridge death case: PWD, Google Maps officials booked
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Bareilly bridge death case: PWD, Google Maps officials booked

Hindustan Times  

The police in Dataganj, Uttar Pradesh have booked four engineers of the public works department and an unnamed official of Google Maps in connection with the death of three men whose car fell off an under-construction bridge while following directions on the navigation app. Three men died after their car overturned from an under-construction bridge while following directions The incident …

3 men lose their lives after Google Maps leads car off incomplete bridge in Uttar Pradesh
4 weeks ago

3 men lose their lives after Google Maps leads car off incomplete bridge in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

In a tragic incident in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district, three individuals lost their lives after their car, misdirected by Google Maps, veered off an under-construction bridge and plunged into the Ramganga river, according to a report by India Today. In Uttar Pradesh, three died after Google Maps led their car onto an incomplete bridge. Relying on Google Maps for navigation, …

Bridge over Kali river connecting Karnataka and Goa collapses
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Bridge over Kali river connecting Karnataka and Goa collapses

Hindustan Times  

The Kodibag bridge across the Kali river, connecting the states of Karnataka and Goa in the Karwar region of Uttara Kannada district, collapsed at about 2 am on Wednesday, Uttara Kannada superintendent of police Narayan M said adding that the driver of a Tamil Nadu-based truck that fell into the river while it was crossing the bridge, was rescued. The …

Driver rescued after truck falls into river following Karnataka bridge collapse
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Driver rescued after truck falls into river following Karnataka bridge collapse

Hindustan Times  

A 37-year-old driver from Tamil Nadu was rescued even as the truck he was driving was swept away following the collapse of a bridge across the Kali River at Karwar in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district around 2 am on Wednesday. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} Uttara Kannada deputy commissioner Krishna Priya said Murugan was in a stable condition and will be sent home …

Bridge collapses in Bihar’s Kishanganj, fourth incident in State in eight days
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Bridge collapses in Bihar’s Kishanganj, fourth incident in State in eight days

The Hindu  

A fourth bridge has collapsed in Bihar within eight days. Heavy rainfall in the catchment areas in Nepal, with which Kishanganj shares its border, led to a sudden rise in the water level and one of the pillars of the bridge could not withstand the river’s strong currents, causing the collapse, District Magistrate Tushar Singla told reporters. Three days later, …

Video: Another bridge collapses in Bihar, second incident this week
6 months ago

Video: Another bridge collapses in Bihar, second incident this week

India TV News  

In another such incident which took place in a week another bridge collapsed in Bihar on Saturday. Just four days ago, a portion of a newly constructed bridge over the Bakra river in Bihar collapsed in Araria district on Tuesday. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari also had clarified that the construction of the bridge that collapsed in Bihar's Araria district was …

Bihar bridge ready to be inaugurated collapses in Araria; probe ordered
6 months ago

Bihar bridge ready to be inaugurated collapses in Araria; probe ordered

Hindustan Times  

ARARIA: A 183-metre-long bridge expected to be opened to traffic soon collapsed in eastern Bihar’s Araria district on Tuesday, the seventh incident of a bridge collapse in the state since 2023 and the second this year. Rural works department executive engineer Ashutosh Kumar said frequent changes in the course of the river contributed to the incident Araria district magistrate Inayat …

Country’s largest under construction bridge collapses in Bihar; one killed, nine injured
9 months ago

Country’s largest under construction bridge collapses in Bihar; one killed, nine injured

The Hindu  

The country’s largest Bakaur bridge being constructed over Kosi river collapsed in Supaul district of Bihar on March 22 morning in which one person died and nine were injured. Senior officials of NHAI Anil Choudhary, Member have rushed the site to take immediate action on the matter.” The original cost of the bridge was ₹1,200 crore, however it has now …

Labourer killed as portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Supaul
9 months ago

Labourer killed as portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Supaul

Hindustan Times  

At least one worker was killed and eight others were injured when a portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar's Supaul on Friday morning, district magistrate Kaushal Kumar said. Unconfirmed reports, however, state that more than 40 labourers were working when three pillars of the longest under-construction road bridge in the country, collapsed at around 7:30 am. The 10.2 …

Video: Portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Gujarat's Palanpur, three dead
1 year, 2 months ago

Video: Portion of under-construction bridge collapses in Gujarat's Palanpur, three dead

India TV News  

Palanpur: A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Palanpur town in Gujarat's Banaskantha district on Monday, resulting in the tragic death of three people, said officials. A slab of the bridge, measuring more than 50 meters in length, collapsed near Palanpur's RTI Circle on the road leading to Ambaji. Congress on bridge collapse Congress leader Amit Chavda, responding to …

Uttarakhand: Malan bridge collapses due to heavy rainfall; traffic affected
1 year, 5 months ago

Uttarakhand: Malan bridge collapses due to heavy rainfall; traffic affected

Hindustan Times  

A bridge collapsed in Uttarakhand’s Pauri Garhwal district due to heavy rainfall in the state on Thursday. The main Malan bridge connecting Kotdwar with Bhabhar region in Pauri Garhwal district had collapsed resulting in long queues of vehicles stranded on both sides of the road. According to a police official, the main Malan Bridge that connects Kotdwar with the Bhabhar …

Span of bridge collapses in Bihar’s Kishanganj, probe underway
1 year, 5 months ago

Span of bridge collapses in Bihar’s Kishanganj, probe underway

Hindustan Times  

A span of a 100-meter under-construction bridge over Mechi River on a-94-long stretch on NH-327 E between Galgaliya in Kishanganj and Araria collapsed at Gorichak in Bihar’s Kishanganj on Friday raising the question over the quality of construction. On June 4, the 3.16 km-long, four-lane bridge over the river Ganga connecting north and south Bihar, built between Sultanganj in Bhagalpur …

WATCH: Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Bhagalpur
1 year, 6 months ago

WATCH: Under-construction bridge collapses in Bihar's Bhagalpur

Firstpost  

So far, no casualties have been reported. A portion of a bridge that was built across the Burhi Gandak River in Sahebpur Kamal of Bihar’s Begusarai district collapsed and fell into the river An under-construction bridge in Bihar’s Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bhagalpur collapsed on Sunday evening. A portion of a bridge that was built across the Burhi Gandak River in …

Andhra Pradesh: Bridge over Bahuda River collapses in Srikakulam | VIDEO
1 year, 7 months ago

Andhra Pradesh: Bridge over Bahuda River collapses in Srikakulam | VIDEO

India TV News  

Andhra Pradesh news : An old bridge built over the Bahuda River near Ichhapuram town in Srikakulam district of Andhra Pradesh collapsed today when a granite-laden lorry was passing through, officials said District authorities said that the lorry carrying 70 tonnes of granite load was passing on the British-era bridge when it collapsed. Earlier, in April an iron bridge on …

Himachal: We're restoring the bridge, says Executive Engineer of Chamba Highway on bridge collapse incident
1 year, 10 months ago

Himachal: We're restoring the bridge, says Executive Engineer of Chamba Highway on bridge collapse incident

India TV News  

Traffic was halted at the Chamba-Bharmour national highway following the collapse of a bridge due to a landslide in Himachal Pradesh's Chamba district on Sunday morning. According to reports, the incident took place at the Loona area of Bharmour village on the outskirts of Chamba district. We've made a pedestrian path in Ravi river," Sanjeev, Executive Engineer of Chamba Highway …

Bridge in India snaps in two just days before opening
2 years ago

Bridge in India snaps in two just days before opening

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A piece of the bridge, built over the Burhi …

Under construction bridge collapses in Bihar before inauguration| Video
2 years ago

Under construction bridge collapses in Bihar before inauguration| Video

Hindustan Times  

A portion of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Begusarai district on Sunday, however, there were no casualties, officials said. “Though the bridge was not inaugurated, light traffic was continuing as the bridge links three panchayats with a combined population of around 20,000 to NH-31,” officials said adding the inauguration was scheduled after the construction of metaled approach road. “The …

Heavy footfall caused Morbi bridge to collapse: A look at other deadly bridge crashes in India
2 years, 1 month ago

Heavy footfall caused Morbi bridge to collapse: A look at other deadly bridge crashes in India

Firstpost  

The nearly 150-year-old suspension bridge over the Machchhu river in Gujarat snapped on Sunday, sending people crashing into the water. 2011: Mishaps in Bengal and Arunachal Thirty-two people were killed and more than 100 injured as a wooden suspension bridge collapsed at Bijanbari, 40 kilometres from Darjeeling in West Bengal in October 2011. 2009: 30 killed after under-construction bridge crashes …

Morbi bridge collapse: ‘Dancing, posing for camera and suddenly...’- What exactly happened | Watch
2 years, 1 month ago

Morbi bridge collapse: ‘Dancing, posing for camera and suddenly...’- What exactly happened | Watch

India TV News  

Morbi bridge collapse: The collapse of Morbi suspension bridge shocked the entire nation. The state information department said five teams of the National Disaster Response Force, six platoons of the State Disaster Response Force, a team of the Air Force, two columns of the Army, and two teams of the Indian Navy apart from local rescue teams were involved in …

2 moving cars plummet as bridge falls apart in Odisha's Kalahandi, 7 injured
2 years, 1 month ago

2 moving cars plummet as bridge falls apart in Odisha's Kalahandi, 7 injured

India Today  

Seven people were injured after two moving cars fell from a bridge which collapsed on Sunday afternoon. In Odisha's Atangaguda, occupants of two vehicles had a narrow escape from death after their cars slipped as the structure collapsed. Meanwhile, following the death of over 140 people in the Morbi bridge collapse incident in Gujarat, the local administration at Athagarh in …

Madhya Pradesh: British-era bridge collapses in Narmadapuram, traffic hit on Bhopal-Nagpur highway; no report of injuries
2 years, 8 months ago

Madhya Pradesh: British-era bridge collapses in Narmadapuram, traffic hit on Bhopal-Nagpur highway; no report of injuries

Firstpost  

The incident took place when a 138-wheel lorry was crossing the narrow bridge, leading to the vehicle falling on the dry river bed Narmadapuram: A British-era bridge on the dry Sukthwa river in Madhya Pradesh’s Narmadapuram collapsed while a lorry was crossing on Sunday, leading to traffic disruption on the Bhopal-Nagpur national highway, a senior police official said. The incident …

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