Pune Bridge Collapse: An accident occurred in Pune when a 30-year-old bridge built on the Indrayani river collapsed, killing two people and injuring many. The bridge was dilapidated and collapsed due to heavy crowd.

Pune Indrayani River Bridge Collapse: The bridge built on the Indrayani river in Pune, Maharashtra suddenly collapsed. Many people standing on the bridge were swept away in the strong current of the Indrayani river. Two people died in this accident that happened on Sunday (15 June), while many people are seriously injured. A video of this tragic accident has also surfaced, in which tourists can be seen floating. 

People present at the spot have told that before the accident, about 100-120 people were standing on the bridge. Since it was Sunday, a large number of people had come here to celebrate the holiday. Many children were also present on the bridge along with their families. People were continuously standing on the bridge to get their photos clicked or take selfies. Not only this, some people had also come there with motorcycles. 

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The bridge was already dilapidated.

This iron bridge was about 30 years old. It was rusted and was in a very dilapidated condition. It could not bear the weight of so many people and vehicles and broke down. 

Actually, it has been raining continuously for two days in Pune. In such a situation, the flow of Indrayani river is also very fast. In the area where this accident happened, the depth of the river is not much, but due to the fast flow, getting into the river is fatal. Therefore, people were either standing next to the river or on the bridge. 

NDRF team is engaged in rescue work.

Those who fell on the rocks near the river have suffered serious injuries. However, it should be considered that they were lucky that they were not swept away by the water flow, because the flow of the river is very fast at the moment. Two NDRF teams and district-level rescue teams are engaged in finding those who have been swept away by the river.