Twelve people were injured in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district after an under-construction bridge collapsed in the Vijaypur area on Sunday. Those injured by rescued by J&K Police and referred to the hospital for treatment.
“A bridge collapsed in Vijaypur area of Samba district of Jammu. 12 injured were rescued by Jammu and Kashmir Police, The injured were shifted to hospital for treatment,” Police said.
The middle section of the bridge collapsed following which a JCB was called to remove the debris. A huge crowd also gathered near the incident site. The bridge was being constructed by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO), the officials said.
Others have been admitted at Emergency Hospital Vijaypur and include Yashpal of RS Pura;
Santosh Kumar of Chattishgarh; Moti Lal; Raju; Surinder Lal of R.S Pura; Phirtan Bhai of Chattishgarh; Kajal of Chattishgarh; Kavita of Chattishgarh; Deepak; Om Parkash of Chattishgarh; Murli Dhar of Chattishgarh, Avtar Singh of Chattishgarh; Bhunveshwari Jaiswal of Chattishgarh; Surjeet Singhof Arnia Jammu; Subash Chander of R S Pura and Kanshi Ram Yadav of Chattishgarh. Two of the injured Yashpal and Deepak have been referred at GMC Jammu for further treatment. SSP Samba Dr Abhishek Mahajan confirmed injuries to 27 persons. He told GNS that soon after information, a massive rescue operation was launched by police. He said investigations are underway regarding the incident.