Six people were left injured – two of them in critical condition – as a portion of an overbridge collapsed in Mumbai’s Andheri early Tuesday morning following incessant rain.
The Gokhale Bridge that connects Andheri East and Andheri West stations, collapsed on the southern end of Andheri station between platform numbers seven and eight around 7.30 a.m.
Four fire tenders rushed to the spot before National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) was sent to conduct rescue operations. Officials feared some people might still be trapped inside the debris.
The collapse ripped off the high-extension overhead wires and blocked the railway tracks with the train service getting halted in the morning peak hours.
Railways minister Piyush Goyal has ordered an inquiry into the bridge collapse asking railway officials to clear the track as soon as possible.