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Balharshah Junction foot overbridge collapse

Blunderlust rating★★★★★ 3.6 / 5 · 969 reviews⌖ Balharshah railway junction, ChandrapurEntry #01 in Chandrapur
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On record

A portion of a foot overbridge at Balharshah railway junction, roughly 60 feet high, gave way in the evening, sending commuters falling onto the tracks below and injuring 13 people.

The official record states: "Not specified in available reporting."

“Sixty feet up, and the commuters found out how far down the tracks were.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk

Sources

  • https://www.deccanherald.com/india/13-injured-as-part-of-fob-collapses-at-maharashtras-balharshah-junction-1166204.html
  • https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/nation/13-injured-after-20-ft-fall-on-railway-track-as-part-of-foot-over-bridge-collapses-in-maharashtras-chandrapur-455318

Visitor reviews Satire

“Sixty feet above the tracks, and thirteen commuters discovered the distance the hard way while waiting for a train.”
TS T. Sundaram · Chandrapur★★★★★
“Crossed this overbridge for years on the way to the platform. Nobody had inspected what we were all standing on.”
LG L. Gupta · Chandrapur★★★★★
“A railway junction handling thousands of passengers, and the part that failed was the part everyone was told to use.”
DM D. Mishra · Chandrapur★★★★★
Blunderlust RecordBL/CHA/2022/BRI
Status
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Category
Bridge
State
Maharashtra
Year
Collapsed November 27, 2022
Cost to taxpayers
Not specified

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