A small bridge collapsed this morning in West Bengal’s Phansidewa, an administrative block of Siliguri subdivision in Darjeeling district.
A vehicle was plying on the bridge — over River Pichla — when it collapsed. No death or injury was reported however. It was a chilling reminder of the collapse of a portion of Majerhat bridge in Kolkata only three days back that led to the death of three persons and left over 20 persons injured.
There are scores of small rivers and canals and small bridges over them in the Siliguri region of North Bengal. Luckily the vehicle did not fall into the water below, but was stuck as the bridge cracked midway.
