Mumbai: Andheri bridge collapse leaves five injured; government orders inquiry
Mumbai, July 3 (IBNS): A bridge collapse in Mumbai's Andheri region left at least five people injured on Tuesday, disrupting the train services in the financial capital of the country.
Following the disruption in railway services, the Railway Ministry ordered an inquiry into the incident.
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal visited the spot of the incident and called the episode as 'unfortunate'.
"It is an unfortunate incident, I have ordered an inquiry into this. Commissioner of rail safety will give report in 15 days," Goyal told reporters.
The cause of the collapse is suspected to be heavy rain.
The accident also forced commuters to wait for long hours as the Mumbai suburban local train service was badly hit.
Confirming the number of injured people in the incident, Western Railway tweeted: "5 injured in the Andheri bridge mishap were immediately rushed to the Cooper hospital. Rly doctors coordinating with medical authorities there as also monitoring their treatment. Ex gratia payment made to them. @drmbct."
In a statement, the Ministry of Railways said: "In this incident, 5 people have sustained injuries; the injured have been rushed to Cooper Hospital. A special medical team of Railway Doctors are taking due care of the injured. NDRF, Disaster Management Team, Fire Brigade, Additional General Manager/WR, Divisional Railway Manager/Mumbai Division and other Senior Railway Officers are at site to monitor the restoration work."
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis earlier directed officials to ensure smooth flow of traffic in the city.
"CM @Dev_Fadnavis spoke to @CPMumbaiPolice and BMC commissioner on #GokhaleBridgeCollapse incident. CM asked CP to ensure smooth traffic movement and also asked BMC commissioner to increase frequency of BEST buses for convenience of commuters. #MumbaiRains," CM Maharashtra tweeted.
Rahul Gandhi hits out at state government:
Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday attacked the state government over the bridge collapse incident.
He tweeted: "The streets are flooded, citizens stranded, bridges collapsing.....Civic governance has collapsed. My thoughts are with the citizens of Mumbai.Stay safe!#MumbaiRains."
Celebrities express anger on social media:
"Andheri bridge collapse is yet another reminder of how pathetic Mumbai’s infrastructure is. For a city that gives so much to the exchequer, we deserve better, if not best. #shame," tweeted actor Farhan Akhtar.
Actress Esha Gupta remarked: "Love how flyovers n bridges keep falling in our country..can they stop making money from this n actually think of the people who can n do get hurt?? make a structure strong enough like you were paid for..govt needs to stop screwing lives.. #andheribridgecollapse."
Helpline Numbers:
Railway Helpline numbers have been issued: Andheri 022-67630054, Churchgate 022-67622540, Borivali 022-67634053, Mumbai Central 022-67644257, Surat 0261-2401791
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