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Mumbai bridge collapse: 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, officials said. The bridge, which connected the area near the Times of India building with the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station, was commonly called 'Kasab bridge' as the 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist passed through it during the strike. The injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals, a disaster management cell official said.
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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." (PTI Photo)
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Civic authorities started dismantling the remaining portion of the overbridge late Thursday night. (PTI Photo)
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Additional Municipal Commissioner of the BMC, Vijay Singhal, said the remaining portion of the damaged bridge is being dismantled manually. (PTI Photo)
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The tragedy comes eight months after another bridge collapsed in suburban Andheri, in which five persons were killed. (PTI Photo)
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A taxi driver, who luckily escaped the tragedy said "thankfully, when the bridge collapsed, it was red signal at the nearby road, otherwise several people would definitely have been crushed under the rubble". (PTI Photo)
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Arvind Sawant, the local Shiv Sena MP, said, "This bridge was under minor-repairing after the audit of all bridges in the city. Action will be initiated against the responsible officials." (PTI Photo)
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Local BJP MLA Raj Purohit also visited the spot and demanded immediate action against the engineer who had declared the bridge as 'safe'. (AP Photo)
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Congress leader Milind Deora said murder charge should be slapped on auditors who inspected the bridge and the BMC officers who appointed them. (AP Photo)
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Mumbaikars feel very unsafe in the city, considering the frequent incidents of bridge collapses. (Reuters Photo)
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In July 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. (AP Photo)
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Following the order, the railways, the BMC and the IIT-Bombay had conducted a safety audit. (AP Photo)
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