Gujarat Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel has ordered a high-level investigation into the recent bridge collapse on the Mujpur-Gambhira stretch, which connects Vadodara and Anand districts. The Chief Minister has assigned a team of technical experts to carry out a comprehensive probe, focusing on the repair history, inspection protocols, and quality control measures previously undertaken on the bridge.
Warnings Ignored Since 2022, Declared ‘Unfit’: Gujarat Bridge Collapse Came After Repeated Alerts
Built in 1986, the bridge connected Mujpur and Gambhira villages and had shown visible signs of wear for years.
Gujarat’s Gambhira Bridge Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 13 As Two More Bodies Recovered
The death toll has risen to 13 after two more bodies were recovered from the site of the incident, where a portion of a bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Vadodara district on Wednesday morning.
Gujarat Bridge Accident: Vadodara Bridge Collapse: Death Toll Rises To 11, Rescue Operation Underway
The death toll in the Vadodara bridge collapse incident rose to 11 police said. A section of the Gambhira bridge near Padra town collapsed in the morning, sending several vehicles crashing into the river below. n18oc_india
Gujarat Bridge Collapse: Heart-Wrenching Video Shows Mother Crying For Son Trapped In Sinking Car
She can be heard crying, “Maaro chokra doobi gayo” (“My child is drowning in the water”), as the vehicle plunged into the swollen Mahisagar River