Eye-witness claims nearly 150 people stuck under the debris.
Rescue operations are underway for those stuck under the debris of under construction flyover. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)
Indian rescue workers search for bodies inside a mangled car recovered from the partially collapsed flyover. (Photo: AP)- An Indian rescue worker gestures beside a mangled car which was recovered from the collapsed flyover. (Photo: AP)
- Five columns of the Army were rushed to the spot. They immediately joined in the rescue efforts; the personnel used their hands to break concrete slabs to rescue trapped people. (Photo: AP)
- NDRF Director General O P Singh said in Delhi that the teams are being sent from their local base at Rajarhat, near the Kolkata airport. (Photo: AP)
- A portion of the ill-fated Vivekananda Setu which has been under construction since 2009 came crashing down at around 12.35 pm.
- Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who was in Midnapore for election campaign, rushed to the accident spot to review the situation, cutting short her visit.
- Reports said that the flyover has been under construction since 2009 and missed several deadlines for completion.
- Many passenger vehicles, trucks and rickshaws were seen under the debris but it was not immediately known as to how many people were trapped.
- Police, fire brigade and disaster management personnel have rushed to the accident site and rescue operations are underway to save those trapped in the debris.
- At least 14 people were killed and several injured on Thursday, after an under-construction bridge collapsed in Burrabazar, a bustling crowded market area in north Kolkata.
- Two teams of the NDRF comprising about 80 personnel have been rushed to the spot. (Photo: Twitter)
- Many cars, trucks and other vehicles lay under the large chunks of concrete and metal debris. (Photo: Twitter)
- Kolkata Metropolitan Development Authority was constructing the flyover. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)
Rescue operations are underway for those stuck under the debris of under construction flyover. (Photo: Twitter/ANI)
Eye-witness claims nearly 150 people stuck under the debris.
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