Mumbai: A large number of commuters were traveling on the flyover to catch the train to Pune. Then a part of it suddenly fell down.A 48-year-old woman died after a part of the skywalk collapsed at Balharsha Railway Junction in Chandrapur, Maharashtra on Sunday.12 people were injured in the accident. The slab collapsed on the passengers who were walking under the skywalk on the railway platform . Overbridge collapses in Maharashtra, woman dies, 12 injured.
Some of the passengers were seriously injured. This is the only flyover connecting platform no. 1 to 5. Around 5 pm many passengers were passing up and down it to board the train. A large number of commuters were traveling on the flyover to catch the train to Pune. Then a part of it suddenly fell down. Due to this, 13 people fell on the railway track which was about 20 feet below. An official of the Railway Department said that one woman died and the rest were seriously injured.
The injured were taken to Ballarpur Rural Hospital. Some of them were later referred to Chandrapur Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and a private hospital, the District Information Office said.
“A large number of passengers were using the FOB in order to catch a Pune-bound train when a part of it suddenly caved in. As a result, 13 people fell around 20 feet down on the railway track,” an official of the Government Railway Police (GRP) said.
The injured were taken to the Ballarpur Rural Hospital and some of them were later shifted to Chandrapur Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) and a private hospital, the district information office said.
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The Central Railway (CR) said in a press release that a part of the pre-cast slab of the FoB connecting platform number 1 and 2 collapsed, but the other part of the bridge is intact.
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