A road overbridge (ROB) collapsed on rail tracks in suburban Andheri amid heavy rains here this morning bringing local services of the Western Railway to a halt and affecting some long distance trains, an official said. Five people were injured in the incident, the Brihamumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said, adding that two of them were seriously hurt. (PTI Photo)
Rescue workers clear the debris of Gokhale road overbridge that collapsed on the Western Railway tracks, at Andheri station following heavy rain, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)
Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has ordered an inquiry into the incident and directed officials to expedite the repair and traffic restoration work. (PTI Photo)
Train services of the Western Railway (WR) have been stopped after the bridge, built in 1971, collapsed, a railway official said. (PTI Photo)
Office-goers, for whom local trains are the lifeline for daily commuting, bore the maximum brunt as many of them could not reach their work places. (PTI Photo)
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has asked the Mumbai police commissioner to ensure smooth traffic movement and asked the BMC to increase its bus service for the convenience of commuters. (PTI Photo)
Mumbai's famous tiffin carriers Dabbawalas also expressed their inability to operate as the train services on the Western Line were stopped. (PTI Photo)
The Gokhale road overbridge collapsed near the eastern side of the railway station around 7.30 am, a BMC disaster management cell official said. (Image: Reuters)
The structural audit of all foot and road overbridges, including the one which collapsed, is underway, a senior Western Railway official said. (PTI Photo)
