Many people were feared dead on Thursday after a flyover under construction collapsed in a congested area of eastern Indian metropolis of Kolkata, a report said.
Cars and rickshaws parked under the bridge were crushed and people trapped, the report said.
“Monumental tragedy, rescue operations on, many feared dead,” said a lawmaker, Derek O’Brien, member of the Trinamool Congress party that governs West Bengal state of which Kolkata is capital.
“Two units of the National Disaster Response Force were being rushed to the site.
“Heavy cranes were being used to lift debris.
“We do not have figures of how many people have died, but at least 20 injured people have been admitted to nearby hospitals,” an official at the Kolkata Police control room said.
The flyover passed close to houses and shops in an extremely congested area in the northern part of the metropolis. (dpa/NAN)