9 killed as bridge collapses in Gujarat's Vadodara, vehicles fall into river

A 43-year-old bridge over the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's Vadodara district collapsed early Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people and injuring several others.

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The collapse occurred around 7.30 a.m. on the Gambhira bridge located near Mujpur village in Padra taluka.

This bridge served as a crucial link between the districts of Vadodara and Anand, and also formed a vital artery connecting Central Gujarat to Saurashtra.

According to officials, multiple vehicles, including two trucks, an Eeco van, a pickup van, and an autorickshaw, were crossing the bridge when a large slab between two piers gave way, plunging the vehicles into the Mahisagar River.

Videos from the site showed a fuel tanker dangling precariously from the edge of the collapsed bridge, twisted metal submerged in the river, and the desperate cries of a woman pleading for help for her trapped son.

Visuals captured by locals depict the scale of the destruction and the chaotic rescue efforts underway.