MUMBAI - Five people were killed and 36
injured when part of a pedestrian bridge collapsed during
evening rush hour on Thursday in India's financial capital
Mumbai, police said.
At least three of the dead were women, Mumbai police
spokesman Manjunath Singe said. The injured have been taken to
hospital.
An excavator was brought in to clear the debris that had
blocked the movement of traffic on a busy road in south Mumbai.
Fire engines and an ambulance were also at the site.
The bridge connects to one of Mumbai's biggest local
stations, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, which was the site of a
militant attack in 2008, and is used by tens of thousands of
commuters each day.
Maharashtra state chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said
on Twitter he was pained to hear about the accident and had
asked municipal and police officials to ensure speedy relief
efforts.
The incident brought back memories of a rush hour stampede
that killed at least 22 people and injured 36 in 2017 at a busy
railway station in Mumbai.