Mumbai's Andheri bridge collapse: 5 hurt, train services hit; probe ordered
An official said that it seems that incessant rain caused cracks in the FOB, which later resulted in the collapse Current Affairs News : A section of a foot overbridge in Mumbai caved in over the Western Railway (WR) tracks during Tuesday morning's peak hours following incessant rain, leaving five persons injured, and creating a scare among the commuters, an official said. The crash has affected Mumbai's lifeline -- the suburban train services, which ferries around eight million commuters daily. The injured, who include one woman, have been admitted to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's R N Cooper Hospital in Vile Parle, a BMC official said. One of them is critical. Railway Minister Piyush Goyal has ordered an inquiry into the incident. Heavy overnight rains and waterlogging in many areas is suspected to be the cause of the crash of the structure, known as the Gokhale Bridge, on S V Road, which connects Andheri East and Andheri West. There were