An Under Construction flyover has collapsed in North Kolkata and this has trapped most people. The incident has took place near Ganesh Talkies and the location of the bridge is also at a densely populated place.
Rescue operations are going in full throttle and witnesses say that at least 100 people could be trapped in this collapse. A witness said that a loud explosion was heard and then a crashing sound.
All of a sudden there was smoke everywhere due to the collapse. Visuals emerging from location show lots of metal and concrete. A fire is also reported under the bridge. Fire has been sparked from the spilled fuel.
As per reports 35 people were rushed to the hospital and at least a hundred people are trapped under the debris. Rajnath Singh is also in West Bengal and he expressed his deepest condolences to the bereaved families. Here we bring you few images and tweets from the collapse
Flyover in central Kolkata collapses taking umpteen lives. Political blame game will soon start. #incredibleindia pic.twitter.com/QqcFcmjLaR
— Harsh Goenka (@hvgoenka) March 31, 2016
Spoke to DG NDRF who apprised me of the situation at the accident site in Kolkata. NDRF teams have been rushed to the spot for rescue ops
— Rajnath Singh (@BJPRajnathSingh) March 31, 2016
Some more pics of #Kolkata Girish Park Fly-over collapse. pic.twitter.com/IMoLph9aox
— TheGhoseSpot (@SandipGhose) March 31, 2016
