The bridge on the Mahisagar river in Vadodara, Gujarat collapsed on Wednesday morning. Vehicles were passing through the bridge at the time of the accident. When the bridge collapsed, a total of five vehicles, two trucks, two cars and a rickshaw, fell into the river. A tanker got stuck at the broken end. 13 people died in the accident, while 8 were rescued by local people. Two people are missing. Three fire brigade teams are engaged in rescue. This 45-year-old bridge connects South Gujarat to Saurashtra. Due to the collapse of the bridge, it will take more time to reach Saurashtra from South Gujarat cities like Bharuch, Surat, Navsari, Tapi and Valsad. Now for this, a longer route will have to be taken via Ahmedabad. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed grief over the accident and has announced financial assistance of ?2 lakh to the families of the deceased and ?50,000 to the injured from PMNRF (Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund). 5 pictures of broken bridge and vehicles fallen in the river… People said, administration is responsible for the accident Local people reached the spot immediately after the accident and rescued the people. A local youth said, ‘We are running rescue operation since morning. So far 13 bodies have been recovered, out of which one is a child and one child is missing. During this time we have not received any help from the administration and officials.’ They say that the administration has been informed several times to repair this 45-year-old bridge. This accident happened today due to no action taken by the administration. Local people allege that the administration is completely responsible for this accident. 3 pictures of rescue operation… Divya Bhaskar’s conversation with the survivors of the accident…
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