Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered an investigation into the tragic bridge collapse incident near Gambhira in Gujarat’s Vadodara, in which nine people died and several were injured.
This issue was discussed in today’s cabinet meeting held in Gandhinagar under the chairmanship of Chief Minister. Mr.Patel has sought a preliminary report from the officials regarding the collapse of the bridge.
After the cabinet meeting, the Chief Minister also held a meeting with the officials of the Roads and Buildings Department. Details of other dilapidated bridges in the state were also presented and requested.
In Vadodara district, a portion of the Gambhira bridge near Padra collapsed this morning. In this tragic incident five vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar River resulted in nine fatalities. Local authorities, including the Vadodara district administration, immediately launched a large-scale rescue effort.
At least nine people were killed as five vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar River during the morning rush hour due to the collapse of a portion of a bridge at Padra in Vadodara district on Wednesday. Visuals of a tanker hanging from the bridge went viral on social media. Officials said two trucks, an SUV, a pickup van, and an auto-rickshaw fell into the river.