A portion of under-construction flyover connecting Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) main road & Santa Cruz Chembur Link Road collapsed around 4:30 am on Friday. 14 people have sustained minor injuries & have been shifted to VN Desai Hospital. There is no life loss & no person is missing, said DCP Manjunath Singe. At the time of the accident, 20 to 25 laborers were working on the bridge.The flyover is a project of MMRDA. The Santa Cruz Chembur Link Road is being connected to the Bandra-Kurla complex through this bridge. Meanwhile, work on the bridge was on-going when part of the bridge collapsed.
When the bridge collapsed, some workers jumped into the water tank in panic, while others grabbed the rod on the bridge. Fourteen people were injured in the incident. Officials are conducting inspections at the site to check whether people have been trapped under the debris. The city police and fire brigade workforce reached the spot to conduct the search operations.
