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Mumbai CST bridge collapse claims several lives, at least 30 injured
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Six people were killed and over 30 others were injured after CST railway foot overbridge collapsed in Mumbai on Thursday evening. (Express photo)
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CM Devendra Fadnavis has ordered high-level enquiry into the bridge collapse incident and has also announced an Ex gratia of Rs 5 lakh to each family of the deceased, while Rs 50,000 will be provided to each injured. (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran)
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A commuter praying for the victims and their families. (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran)
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The CST railway foot overbridge which collapsed on Thursday evening. (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran)
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Three of the six dead in the foot overbridge collapse at the CSMT railway station Thursday were nurses at Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) Hospital nearby — two of them were rushed to the same hospital they worked at. (Express photo: Prashant Nadkar)
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The incident is a grim reminder of the stampede that took place on a foot overbridge (FOB) connecting the local railway stations of Elphinstone Road. At least 22 people were killed and 39 others were injured. (Express photo: Nirmal Harindran)
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Police officials said the incident happened around 7.30 pm when a large portion of the bridge fell on Dr DN Road affecting north-bound traffic on JJ flyover during peak hour. (Express photo)
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This is the second major collapse in last one year. Last year, Andheri’s G K Gokhale Road overbridge collapsed, killing two people. (Express photo)
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Injured are admitted at the Gokuldas Tejpal Hospital, Mumbai. (Express photo by Nirmal Harindran)
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“The BMC is responsible for this accident. Tomorrow they will issue a statement saying that all bridges will be surveyed and audited,” Colaba BJP MLA Raj Purohit said.
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The foot overbridge, whose structural audit was recently done, is maintained by the Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation. (Express photo)
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"The engineer who was undertaking this work should face an inquiry and be punished," he said.
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Entry to the foot overbridge has now been blocked as Mumbai police grapple in trying to control the crowd. (Express photo)