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VADODARA: The death toll in the collapse of a bridge over a river in Gujarat's Vadodara district has gone up to 13 with the recovery of two more bodies, officials said on Thursday. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a portion of the four-decade-old bridge collapsed near Gambhira village close to Padra town on Wednesday morning, "With the recovery of two more bodies from the river on Wednesday night, the death toll in the bridge collapse incident has reached 13. Five persons, who were injured in the incident, are currently undergoing treatment at a hospital," Vadodara district Superintendent of Police Rohan Anand said. The two victims, whose bodies were found at night, have been identified as Mehram Hathiya (51) and Vishnu Raval (27).
Vadodara, Jul 9 (PTI) Nine persons, including a child, were killed and nine others rescued after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. A slab of the Gambhira bridge, located on Mahisagar river which connects central Gujarat to the Saurashtra region of the state, collapsed, killing nine persons, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural) Rohan Anand said. The bridge was located near Padra town in the district. "According to the details available, around nine persons have died and another nine persons have been resc ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Vadodara on Wednesday, which claimed 15 lives, should be thoroughly investigated, even as rescue operations continue for the second day. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are carrying out the search and rescue operations. 'It is extremely unfortunate... Such incidents should be thoroughly investigated,' the Congress MP told ANI. Earlier today, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP ...Read More >
New Delhi: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered a high-level investigation into the recent bridge collapse on the Mujpur-Gambhira stretch, which connects Vadodara and Anand districts. The Chief Minister has assigned a team of technical experts to carry out a comprehensive probe, focusing on the repair history, inspection protocols, and quality control measures previously undertaken on the bridge. Following a preliminary assessment by the expert team, four government officials have been suspended with immediate effect. The officials named are NM Naikwala (Executive Engineer), UC ...Read More >
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], July 9 (ANI): At least three to four vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar River after a portion of the Gambhira bridge collapsed in Padra area of Gujarat Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, Anand Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Jasani said. A part of the bridge connecting Anand and Vadodara has collapsed. Three to four vehicles have fallen into the river. Rescue operations are underway, Anand SP Gaurav Jasani said, while speaking to ANI. The Gambhira bridge, which connects the Vadodara and Anand districts of Gujarat, collapsed in Padra on Wednesday. Follow ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday announced ₹4 lakh solatium for the next of kin of the deceased in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced ₹50,000 for the injured. Of the nine deceased in the tragedy, six have been identified as Vedika Padhiyar, Naitik Padhiyar, Hasmukh Parmar, Ramesh Padhiyar, Vakhtsinh Jadav, and Pravin Jadav. Some of the injured have been identified as Sonal Padhiyar, Narendrasinh Parmar, Ganpatsinh Rajula, Dilipbhai Padhiyar, Raju Dadubhai and Rajesh Chavda. The Chief Minister, in a post on social media platform X, shared that P ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Jul 10 (PTI) Three years before the bridge over the Mahisagar river in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed, killing 15 persons, an activist had alerted about its "dangerous condition" to a government official, who also admitted at that time that the structure "may not survive long". Social activist Lakhan Darbar, who runs an outfit named 'Yuva Sena', said he had flagged the concerns regarding the bridge during his conversation with a government official in August 2022. He added that despite the precarious condition of the bridge, the agencies responsible did not take timely actio ...Read More >
Gujarat Bridge Collapse LIVE updates: The police stated that nine bodies have been recovered so far, and nine-10 people were rescued. They also expect that the death toll could rise as the rescue and search operations continue. Gujarat Bridge Collapse LIVE updates: At least nine people were killed on Wednesday in Gujarat's Vadodara district, after a five vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar River during the morning rush hour due to the collapse of a portion of a bridge at Padra. According to the officials two trucks, an SUV, a pickup van, and an auto-rickshaw fell into the river. The police ...Read More >
VADODARA: Eight persons were killed and five others rescued after several vehicles fell into a river following the collapse of a portion of a four-decade-old bridge in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, police said. Five vehicles fell into the Mahisagar river after a slab of the Gambhira bridge, located on the river which connects central Gujarat and Saurashtra regions of the state, collapsed, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural), Rohan Anand told PTI. Eight persons died in the incident, Anand said. As many as five persons were rescued and were undergoing treatment, Padr ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 10 (PTI) The death toll in the Mahisagar river bridge collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara district reached 17 even as a search-and-rescue operation was underway for three persons missing in the incident, officials said on Thursday. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a segment of the four-decade-old bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara districts, collapsed near Gambhira village close to Padra town on Wednesday morning. The incident had taken place at 7am. "Three persons are still missing and a search-and-rescue operation is underway by at least 10 teams of the N ...Read More >
Srinagar, July 09: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said that Jammu & Kashmir's tourism sector is witnessing a strong revival, with a steady rise in the number of tourists visiting the Union Territory each day.Abdullah, while addressing reporters in West Bengal ahead of the Kolkata Tourism Fair, said, "Tourists are coming back to Kashmir in good numbers. The ongoingAmarnathYatra is proceeding smoothly with heavy footfall on both the Pahalgam and Baltal routes, he said."I spoke to several pilgrims, and they are all happy and satisfied with the arrangements. I have come to Kolkata to ta ...Read More >
VADODARA: The death toll in the collapse of a bridge over a river in Gujarat's Vadodara district has gone up to 15 with the recovery of four more bodies, officials said on Thursday. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a portion of the four-decade-old bridge collapsed near Gambhira village close to Padra town on Wednesday morning, "With the recovery of four more bodies from the river on Wednesday night, the death toll in the bridge collapse incident has reached 15. According to Vadodara Collector Anil Dhameliya, at least three persons were still missing. Teams of the Nati ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra stated that the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Gujarat Vadodara on Wednesday, which claimed 15 lives, should be thoroughly investigated, even as rescue operations continue for the second day. Teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) are carrying out the search and rescue operations. It is extremely unfortunate... Such incidents should be thoroughly investigated, the Congress MP told ANI. Earlier today, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge accused the BJP lead ...Read More >
Vadodara, July 9: Tragedy struck Gujarat's Vadodara district when a portion of the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge in Padra taluka collapsed, plunging several vehicles into the Mahisagar (Mahi) River. Even as nine people died in the tragedy that left scores injured, survivors of the mishap on Wednesday recounted the terrifying moments when the bridge suddenly gave way beneath them. Speaking to IANS, Raju, one of the survivors, said, "There was a pickup vehicle, a rickshaw, and a two-wheeler on the bridge when it collapsed. I was on the bridge with my uncle. I don't know where he is now. I fell into th ...Read More >
Vadodara: The death toll in the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Vadodara has risen to 13 as two more bodies recovered from the site of the incident, authorities said on Thursday. A section of the Gambhira bridge connecting Vadodara and Anand collapsed a day ago and fell into the Mahisagar river below. Rescue operation continued this morning and Vadodara District Collector Anil Dhameliya visited the site today. The Collector and other officials of the local administration have been visiting and taking stock of the relief and rescue operations on site of collapse since Wednesda ...Read More >
Vadodara: Nine persons, including a child, were killed and nine others rescued after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district Wednesday morning, officials said. A slab of the Gambhira bridge, located on Mahisagar river which connects central Gujarat to the Saurashtra region of the state, collapsed, killing nine persons, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural) Rohan Anand said. The bridge was located near Padra town in the district. "According to the details available, around nine persons have died and another nine persons have been rescued, out of who ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, July 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Wednesday announced Rs 4 lakh solatium for the next of kin of the deceased in the bridge collapse in Vadodara. He also announced Rs 50,000 for the injured. Of the nine deceased in the tragedy, six have been identified as Vedika Padhiyar, Naitik Padhiyar, Hasmukh Parmar, Ramesh Padhiyar, Vakhtsinh Jadav, and Pravin Jadav. Some of the injured have been identified as Sonal Padhiyar, Narendrasinh Parmar, Ganpatsinh Rajula, Dilipbhai Padhiyar, Raju Dadubhai and Rajesh Chavda. The Chief Minister, in a post on social med ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 9 (PTI) Eleven persons, including two siblings, were killed and nine others rescued as several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a portion of a four-decade-old bridge collapsed in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. A slab of the Gambhira bridge, which connects central Gujarat to the Saurashtra region of the state, collapsed, killing eleven persons, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural) Rohan Anand said. Visuals from the site showed the entire chunk of the slab of the bridge between two piers has collapsed. The slab collapse cause ...Read More >
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], July 10 (ANI): The operation of rescue and relief at the site of the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Vadodara, Gujarat is in its closing stages. Commandant Surinder Singh, from National Defence Rescue Force (NDRF) Commandant, on Thursday, said that in total two teams and a sub-team have been at the site and are working on the rescue operation. Yesterday, District Administration informed us of this around 9 am, they demanded one team of the NDRF to retrieve the victims. So, we sent one team here. We started our rescue operations as soon as we reached here. We ...Read More >
Ahmedabad, Jul 10 (PTI) Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel on Thursday suspended four engineers of the state's roads and buildings department in connection with the bridge collapse on Mahisagar river in Vadadora district a day earlier that has resulted in 16 deaths while some persons are missing. CM Patel, who handles the roads and buildings department, had asked experts to prepare a report on the repairs, inspections and quality checks conducted at the bridge, and the decision to suspend the four engineers was taken on the basis of this report, a government release said. Those suspended ...Read More >
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], July 9 (ANI): The Gambhira bridge over the Mahisagar River, connecting Vadodara and Anand districts of Gujarat, collapsed in Padra on Wednesday morning, officials said. Local administration teams rushed to the spot following the accident. Also Read | Vadodara Bridge Collapse: 4 Vehicles Fall Into Mahisagar River After Gambhira Bridge's Portion Collapses in Gujarat, 4 People Rescued (Watch Video). Visuals from the site showed a section of the bridge in Padra, Vadodara district, completely caved in. More details are awaited. Also Read | PM Modi Conferred With Bra ...Read More >
Vadodara Gambhira Bridge Collapse: Rescue operations underway on Wednesday. At least nine people were killed after four vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river when a portion of a 40-year-old bridge collapsed, in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said. A slab of the Gambhira bridge in Padra taluk, which connects Anand and Vadodara districts, gave way during peak morning traffic hours, resulting in the fatalities. At least three people have been rescued so far, the officials said. Local residents said the bridge was in a dilapidated condition and their requests wi ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 10 (PTI) The death toll in the Mahisagar river bridge collapse in Gujarat's Vadodara district reached 18, officials said on Thursday while adding that the search-and-rescue operation at the site has been halted for the night. It will resume on Friday morning as two persons are still missing, they informed. Several vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river after a segment of the four-decade-old bridge, connecting Anand and Vadodara districts, collapsed near Gambhira village close to Padra town on Wednesday morning. The incident had taken place at 7am. "The death toll in the bri ...Read More >
Vadodara: Five days after the Gambhira bridge tragedy that claimed 20 lives in Padra taluka of Vadodara district, Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel on Sunday approved Rs 212 crore for the construction of a new two-lane high-level bridge over the Mahisagar river near Mujpur in Padra taluka.The new bridge will be constructed parallel to the collapsed bridge and will connect Vadodara's Padra and Anklav taluka of Anand district."The roads and buildings department prepared a detailed project report after conducting a survey of the proposed site," a release issued by the state govt said."The ne ...Read More >
Vadodara, Jul 9 (PTI) Eight persons were killed and five others rescued after several vehicles fell into a river following the collapse of a portion of a four-decade-old bridge in Gujarat's Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, police said. Five vehicles fell into the Mahisagar river after a slab of the Gambhira bridge, located on the river which connects central Gujarat and Saurashtra regions of the state, collapsed, Superintendent of Police (Vadodara rural), Rohan Anand told PTI. Eight persons died in the incident, Anand said. As many as five persons were rescued and were undergoing tre ...Read More >
Vadodara: The death toll in the Vadodara bridge collapse mounted to nine, said officials here on Wednesday. Expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex gratia compensation to the families of the victims. The 43-year-old bridge over the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed early Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring several others. PM Modi, expressing grief over the loss of lives, announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured from the Pri ...Read More >
Vadodara (Gujarat) [India], July 9 (ANI): The Gambhira bridge over the Mahisagar River, connecting Vadodara and Anand districts of Gujarat, collapsed in Padra on Wednesday morning, officials said. Local administration teams rushed to the spot following the accident. Visuals from the site showed a section of the bridge in Padra, Vadodara district, completely caved in. More details are awaited. Sharing a video of the collapsed structure, the Congress party posted on X, In Vadodara, Gujarat, the Gambhira Bridge built over the Mahisagar River broke in the middle. Congress further alleged that ...Read More >
Vadodara, July 9: The death toll in the Vadodara bridge collapse mounted to nine, said officials here on Wednesday. Expressing deep sorrow over the loss of lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex gratia compensation to the families of the victims. The 43-year-old bridge over the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed early Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring several others. PM Modi, expressing grief over the loss of lives, announced ex-gratia compensation of Rs 2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured from ...Read More >
Ahmedabad | New Delhi: At least 11 people were killed and several injured after the Gambhira bridge over the Mahisagar river in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed on Wednesday morning as several vehicles fell into the river. While the administration has so far rescued six people, the toll is likely to rise. Speaking to ET, Rohan Anand, Superintendent of Police, Vadodara Rural, said around five vehicles are still submerged in the water and rescue operations are still on. "There could be a few more people under water and once the vehicles are pulled out, we can get to a final body count numb ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jul 9: At least ten people were killed and several injured when a section of the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge in Padra taluka of Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed on Wednesday. The tragedy occurred during peak traffic hours, in the early afternoon, sending multiple vehicles plunging into the Mahisagar (Mahi) River. IANS reported that two trucks, a Bolero SUV, and a pickup van were on the bridge when it suddenly gave way. Eyewitnesses reported hearing a loud cracking sound before half a dozen vehicles plummeted into the river. Rescue teams from the fire department, local police, and t ...Read More >
Vadodara Bridge Collapse: The death toll in the Gambhira bridge collapse in Vadodara district of Gujarat has risen to 13, as rescue teams recovered two more bodies from the site on Thursday. The Information Department of Vadodara confirmed the number of casualties. The tragic incident occurred on Wednesday, when a portion of the bridge, which connects Anand and Vadodara via Padra suddenly collapsed, plunging vehicles and commuters into the waters below. Multiple vehicles including two trucks, two vans, and an auto-rickshaw fell into Mahisagar River. Initial reports had confirmed nine fatalitie ...Read More >