6 Killed, 31 Injured As Foot Over Bridge Collapses Near CST Railway Station In Mumbai Six persons were killed and 31 injured after section of a foot overbridge near a busy train station in south Mumbai collapsed during evening rush hour on Thursday. The bridge, which connected the area near the Times of India building with the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station station, was commonly called 'Kasab bridge' as the 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist passed through it during the strike. All the injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals, a disaster management cell official said. Just after the incident, Mumbai Police had tweeted: "Foot over-bridge connecting CST platform 1 north end with B T Lane near Times of India building has collapsed. Injured persons are being shifted to hospitals. Traffic affected. Commuters to use alternate routes. Senior officers are on spot." #WATCH Mumbai: A foot over bridge near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT) railway station has collapsed. Multiple injuries have been reported. pic.twitter.com/r43zS5eA0l — ANI (@ANI) March 14, 2019 Foot over bridge connecting CST platform 1 north end with B T Lane near Times of India building has collapsed. Injured persons are being shifted to hospitals. Traffic affected. Commuters to use alternate routes. Senior officers are on spot. — Mumbai Police (@MumbaiPolice) March 14, 2019 A 45-member NDRF team was rushed to the bridge collapse site in Mumbai. The incident took place around 7.30 pm. Some motorists who were passing beneath the bridge when it came down, were among those injured. The deceased were identified as Apoorva Prabhu (35), Ranjana Tambe (40), Bhakti Shinde (40), Zahid Shiraj Khan (32) and T Singh (35), said police spokesperson Manjunath Shinge. Prabhu and Tambe were staff members of the G T Hospital, the official said. The tragedy comes eight months after another bridge collapsed in suburban Andheri, in which five persons were killed. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh each to the family of the deceased and said a high-level committee will probe the circumstances under which the 40-year-old over-bridge collapsed. "The injured persons will get Rs 50,000 each and the government will bear the cost of their treatment," Fadnavis said, adding that officials found responsible for the incident will be booked. "I have ordered a high-level inquiry into this unfortunate incident which puts a question mark over the authenticity of the structural audit of bridges carried out across the city," he added. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his anguish on the death of people due to the foot overbridge accident. "Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the foot over bridge accident in Mumbai. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. Wishing that the injured recover at the earliest. The Maharashtra Government is providing all possible assistance to those affected," he said in a tweet. Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the foot overbridge accident in Mumbai. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. Wishing that the injured recover at the earliest. The Maharashtra Government is providing all possible assistance to those affected. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 14, 2019 Congress President Rahul Gandhi also expressed his condolences. "I am very sad to hear about the Mumbai foot over bridge accident. I express my deep condolences to the families of the people who died in the accident. 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Another eyewitness said most of the victims were walking on the overbridge on their way to the CST station when it collapsed. "Thankfully, when the bridge collapsed, it was red signal at the nearby road, otherwise several people would definitely have been crushed under the rubble," said a taxi driver, who luckily escaped the tragedy. Soon after the disaster, elected representatives and local party leaders rushed to the spot amid raging political blame-game. Arvind Sawant, the local MP from the Shiv Sena, dubbed the incident as most unfortunate and said, "This ill-fated bridge was placed under minor-repairing after the audit of all the bridges in the city. Action will be initiated against the responsible officials." Local BJP MLA Raj Purohit also visited the spot and demanded immediate action against the engineer who had declared the bridge as "safe". "Strictest action should be taken against the engineer who declared this bridge as safe and he should be arrested right now. He is responsible for the entire disaster," he said. Local Shiv Sena corporator Sujata Sanap said she had alerted concerned officials about the unsafe structure, but they did not act in time. Speaking to reporters, she said, "I have been pursuing the issue of this unsafe bridge since long and also wrote so many letters to officials but they were ignored." The bridge collapse will be jointly probed by the BMC and Central Railways officials, said Vinod Tawde, District Guardian Minister of Mumbai. "The audit report of the BMC had found a need of minor repairs to the bridge," he said. Meanwhile, Congress leader Milind Deora said murder charge should be slapped on structural auditors who inspected the bridge and the BMC officers who appointed them. "I demand that structural auditors who carried out the inspection and structural audit of the bridge be booked under IPC section 302 (murder)," he said. "Mumbaikars feel very much unsafe in the city, considering the frequent incidents of bridge collapses," the former MP said. "I am not politicising the issue, but hollow promises are not going to serve the people anyway. This is failure of the government and the system," he added. On July 3 last year, portion of a road over-bridge had collapsed in suburban Andheri. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal had then announced a joint safety audit of all 445 bridges in Mumbai as part of efforts to improve safety. Following the order, the railways, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the IIT-Bombay had conducted the safety audit. (PTI/IANS) For in-depth, objective and more importantly balanced journalism, Click here to subscribe to Outlook Magazine<doc-sep>CSMT bridge BMC bridge collapse south Mumbai Five people dead as FOB outside CSMT collapses 00:11 Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the foot overbridge accident in Mumbai. My thoughts are with the berea… https://t.co/sUN4rpSPoi — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) 1552579792000 Pained to hear about the FOB incident near TOI building in Mumbai. Spoke to BMC Commissioner and @MumbaiPolice offi… https://t.co/dOAu3jOuUW — Devendra Fadnavis (@Dev_Fadnavis) 1552577796000 Arvind Sawant visits injured in the hospital Situation outside St.George hospital. ANI Photo #CSMTBridgeCollapse kills 2. More details awaited. @MumbaiPolice @DisasterMgmtBMC @RoadsOfMumbai @RidlrMUM https://t.co/8olcNvNTzd — Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1552575690000 Part of a bridge collapsed outside CSMT. Situation at the bridge collapse site. Public foot over bridge near CSMT collapses 00:29 At least six people were killed and 36 persons injured after a major portion of a foot overbridge outside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus () collapsed on Thursday evening.Theis also known as Kasab bridge, as the 26/11 terrorist had walked from CSMT towards Times of India building on that bridge.The bridge connected the bustling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station with the Azad Maidan Police Station.The incident - the third footbridge collapse in the city in the last 18 months - occurred around 7.35 pm as the bridge was reportedly overloaded with commuters hurrying to their homes, theDisaster Control said.The bridge was nearly 500 meters away from Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) office. Other key offices locating in the vicinity are — The Times of India Building, Mumbai Police Headquarters, CAMA Hospital.Officials claimed that the bridge was found to be sturdy after a recent structural audit and only needed a few minor repairs.The injured people have been admitted to St. George hospital and Gokuldas Tejpal (GT) Hospital.Politicians from several parties including the Bharatiya Janata Party, the Shiv Sena, the Congress, the Nationalist Congress Party and others rushed to the site and activists helped in the rescue operations.After the two previous tragedies, the BMC, the Railways and other agencies had carried out a survey of all new and old railway bridges, flyovers, and foot over bridges, to ascertain any dangers and take preventive measures.On account of the falling debris, peak hour traffic towards Byculla and Dadar and beyond was diverted, creating massive snarls across. Rail traffic remained unaffected.Read this story in Marathi Read this story in Bengali #CSMTBridgeCollapse: More people feared trapped, rescue operation underway. Follow LIVE updates:… https://t.co/L45GVjyyRw— Mumbai Mirror (@MumbaiMirror) 1552576054000 Death toll rises to sixMumbai Police to register a case in the incident where a portion of a foot over bridge near CSMT railway station collapsed earlier this evening.An eyewitness said when the bridge collapsed, there was a red light at the nearby signal, and that is why the death toll was not more.An eyewitness said when the bridge collapsed, there was a red light at the nearby signal, and that is why the death toll was not more.— We have received 2 bodies, both of them were nurses at this hospital. Body of one more nurse is at St George Hospital. 14 injured have been admitted here, 1 of them has been shifted to JJ Hospital for a neurosurgery: Dr Mukund Tayade, GT hospital Medical SuperintendentSpeaking to media,Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said the incident is unfortunate. "I have ordered for a high level inquiry. Even after structural audit if such incident happened, it raises question on the audit. Inquiry will be done. Strictest action will be taken. "Fadnavis also announces Rs 5 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 to those injured. The government will also bear medical expenses of the injured, he said.— Commuters are advised to use the Mahapalika Marg from CST to Metro Junction and ahead towards Princess Street Flyover/ Crawford Market/ Chakala and Mohammed Ali Road.— Commuters coming from JJ Flyover may take a right turn towards Crawford Market/ Metro Junction/ CST and ahead or take a left turn at Nesbit junction and move further to PD mellow road/Avatar Singh bedi chowk to CST/ lion Gate, Regal junction and further.— Thorough inquiry will be conducted and those who are responsible will not be spared, says Subhash Desai. The minister says #railways is responsible for the incident. #Mumbai #CSMT #MumbaiBridgeCollapse— "At least five people have been killed and 29 others injured," said BMC PRO. The deceased have been identified as Apoorva Prabhu (35), Ranjana Tambe(40), Zahid Shiraj Khan (32)— The BMC had ordered a structural audit of the bridge which stated that only minor repairs were needed. The accountability should be fixed. Those who carried out the audit should be booked under(302). The government has to take action against the officers. The citizens of Mumbai will not tolerate such negligence.The bridge wasn't in a bad condition, it required minor repairs for which work was underway. It will be probed why the bridge was not closed until the work was completed. The investigation into the incident will be carried out by the #BMC and #Railways. Maharashtra government will take care of medical treatment of those injured: Vinod Tawde.In an unfortunate incident a portion of a foot over bridge (FOB) over road outside CSMT station collapsed. It is a public fob and not railway fob , maintained by BMC , Railway traffic not affected, said, Central Railways Divisonal Railway Manager DK Sharma.An NDRF team has been moved from Andheri center. As per initial information 10-12 persons are feared to be trapped under the debris.Thought the bridge was constructed by Railways, it was being maintained by the BMC.Traffic has been diverted from CST and JJ flyover, and the area has been decongestant. The situation has been under control.Situation outside the bridge collapse site23 people injured in the incident.The bridge was repaired just two-three years ago.Injured are being shifted to nearby CAMA hospital.Foot over bridge connecting CST platform 1 North end with B T Lane near Times of India building has collapsed. Injured persons are being shifted to hospitals. Traffic affected. Commuters to use alternate routes. Senior officers are on spot.<doc-sep>
Narendra Modi Mumbai Milind Deora Distressed at the news of the fall of part of the overbridge at CST. Praying for the injured. Commuter safety needs… https://t.co/UahjxuDDtq — Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) 1552580515000 T 3118 - In grief and in silent prayer .. !! Mumbai city — Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) 1552580905000 At least six persons were killed and another 36 injured, including some critically, when a portion of a overhead pedestrian bridge outside the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus came crashing down on Thursday.The victims included three women - Apoorva Prabhu, 35, Ranjana Tambe, 40, and Bhakti Shinde, 40. The two men killed were identified as Zahid Siraj Khan, 32 and Tapendra Singh, 35.The incident - the third footbridge collapse in the city in the last 18 months - occurred around 7.35 p.m. as the bridge was reportedly overloaded with commuters hurrying to their homes, the BMC Disaster Control said. "Deeply anguished by the loss of lives due to the foot overbridge accident in. My thoughts are with the bereaved families. Wishing that the injured recover at the earliest. The Maharashtra Government is providing all possible assistance to those affected," tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "Pained to hear about the FOB incident near TOI building in Mumbai. Spoke to BMC Commissioner and Mumbai Police officials and instructed to ensure speedy relief efforts in coordination with Railway officials," Fadnavis said in a tweet.Speaking to media, he also announced ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh to the kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 to injured. "It's unfortunate. I have ordered for a high level inquiry. A structural audit of the bridge had earlier been done and it was found to be fit. Even after that if such incident happened, it raises question on the audit. Inquiry will be done. Strictest action will be taken," he said.The Governor of Maharashtra CH. Vidyasagar Rao has expressed deepest grief over the loss of precious lives caused by the collapse of the foot over bridge near the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus in Mumbai on Thursday (14th March).“I convey my deepest condolences to the next of those who lost their lives in the unfortunate incident. I pray for the speedy recovery of all those who have been injured in the incident,” said the Governor in a message. "I am very sad to hear about the Mumbai foot over bridge accident. I express my deep condolences to the families of the people who died in the accident. I pray that those who are injured recover as soon as possible," he said in a Facebook post in Hindi. "The bridge wasn't in a bad condition, it required minor repairs for which work was underway. It will be probed why the bridge was not closed until the work was completed. The investigation into the incident will be carried out by the BMC and Railways," said Tawade. "Railway Minister Piyush Goyal expressed "sincere condolences to the family of the victims" and said the railway doctors and personnel are assisting the local authorities grapple with the tragedy," said Ministry of Railways in a tweet.Former Union Ministersaid it was absolutely unacceptable that the bridge collapsed just six months after a structural audit and demanded a case of murder be lodged against the BMC officials responsible for this negligence. "Thorough inquiry will be conducted and those who are responsible will not be spared, says Subhash Desai. The minister says railways is responsible for the incident," said Desai.also demanded stringent action against the officials responsible for negligent administration which cost five human lives.Distressed at the news of the fall of part of the overbridge at CST. Praying for the injured. Commuter safety needs attention and hoping that authorities act to prevent such incidents.Meanwhile, on account of the falling debris, peak hour traffic towards Byculla and Dadar and beyond was diverted, creating massive snarls across south Mumbai. Rail traffic remained unaffected.