Bridge Accident: Many people were injured when a part of the footover bridge built at Balharshah railway station in Chandrapur district in Maharashtra collapsed. The painful memory of the collapse of the cable bridge in Morbi, Gujarat on October 30 is still fresh in people’s minds. Now the incident of Balharshah once again reminded of the country’s big bridge accident. Let’s take a look at the major bridge accidents in the country.
morbi cable bridge accident
More than a hundred years old cable bridge broke in Morbi, Gujarat. This year, 135 people lost their lives in this accident that took place on the evening of 30 October. After repairing the 143-year-old British carpet bridge, it was opened to the public on October 26 on the occasion of Gujarati New Year and this accident happened only four days later. At the time of the accident, there were many times more people than the capacity on this bridge.
mumbai footover bridge accident
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On 14 March 2019, a major accident took place at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station in Mumbai. A portion of the foot over bridge connecting the northern end of this station with Badruddin Tyabji Lane had collapsed and fell on the road. Six people had died in the accident and more than 30 people were injured.
kolkata majerhat bridge accident
The Majerhat bridge in Kolkata collapsed on 4 September 2018. Three people were killed in the accident and around 25 people were injured.
gokhale bridge accident in mumbai
In this accident that took place on July 3, 2018, two people were killed and many people were injured. A year ago in 2017, this bridge got a clean chit in the safety audit.
varanasi cantt accident
On 15 May 2018, a part of the under-construction bridge near Varanasi Cantt railway station collapsed. 18 people died in the accident while more than 10 people were injured. The girder of the bridge fell when there was a traffic jam under the bridge. Many cars and two-wheelers came under the debris of the bridge. This bridge was being built between Varanasi Cantt to Lahartara. In the investigation, flaws were found in the construction of the bridge, after which action was taken against several officers and engineers.
parel elphinstone railway bridge accident
On 29 September 2017, there was a sudden stampede on the Elphinstone Railway Bridge in Mumbai. In this accident, 23 people were killed and about 40 people were injured. This accident took place at around 10:30 in the morning when four trains reached the station simultaneously. The bridge was already crowded with people in this accident that happened during the rains. In the investigation report, rain was said to be the reason for the accident.
maharashtra’s raigarh bridge accident
On 2 August 2016, a portion of a century-old bridge over the Savitri river in Raigad, Maharashtra, collapsed. Two buses and cars fell into the river due to the collapse of the bridge. 41 people lost their lives in the accident.
kolkata bridge accident
On March 31, 2016, 27 people died due to the collapse of the Vivekananda flyover being built in Kolkata. 80 people were injured in the accident. A 41 meter long slab of the 2.2 kilometer long bridge had fallen in the accident.
surat cable bridge accident
On 10 June 2014, a 35 meter long and 650 ton slab of the Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Cable Bridge in Surat, Gujarat, collapsed from a height of 40 feet. On May 25, concrete slab work was started on the turning part of this flyover bridge. After 15 days, when the laborers started removing the staging plate from the slab, that part broke and fell down. In the accident, 16 laborers were buried under the slab, out of which 10 were killed and 6 were injured.
kota bridge accident
On 24 December 2009, a major accident took place on the Chambal river in Kota, Rajasthan. Due to the collapse of a part of the bridge being built here, 48 people, including laborers and engineers engaged in the construction work, lost their lives.
Bhagalpur footover bridge accident
In December 2006, 30 people died in a bridge accident in Bhagalpur, Bihar. A foot over bridge about 150 years old had collapsed when a train was passing under it.
Valigonda bridge accident
On 29 October 2005, the Delta fast passenger train was passing through a small bridge near Valigonda in Hyderabad, which was washed away by a flash flood. The train derailed on the broken part of the bridge. More than 110 people died in the accident and more than 200 people were injured.
rafiganj train accident
About 130 people were killed and about 150 people were injured in the rail bridge accident on September 10, 2002, near Rafiganj station in Bihar. The Howrah Rajdhani train derailed on a bridge over a river near Rafiganj near Gaya.
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