The Majerhat Bridge in Kolkata’s Alipore locality collapsed on Tuesday following heavy rains in the city. Cars and a city bus were seen trapped on the bridge as panicked locals rushed to the site to help save the lives of those feared trapped underneath the debris.
It is not clear as to how many people are trapped but eyewitnesses said that there could be many given the busy location and the time of the collapse.
The Army was the first to respond to the disaster site. Army ambulances were seen rushing to the site to help in the rescue operations.
Majherhat Bridge is located next to the Kolkata Port Trust Hospital and connects Alipore with the rest of the south Kolkata neighbourhood. Its proximity to Garden Reach and Khidirpur make Majerhat Bridge one of the busiest in the city
Prasanta Patnaik