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Fatal Collapse — 6 dead

CSMT "Himalaya Bridge" foot overbridge collapse

Fatal incident — no rating on this entry⌖ Near Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), Fort, MumbaiEntry #06 in Mumbai
CSMT "Himalaya Bridge" foot overbridge collapse — photo 1
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A century-old-style foot overbridge near CSMT collapsed during evening rush hour in March 2019, killing 6 people and injuring dozens; the BMC had ignored a prior IIT-Bombay structural safety recommendation.

The official record states: "The civic body admitted the IIT-Bombay report was "ignored"; two officials were suspended."

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Sources

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Mumbai_foot_overbridge_collapse
  • https://theprint.in/india/mumbai-reconstructed-foot-overbridge-near-csmt-opened-four-years-after-collapse/1484826/
Blunderlust RecordBL/MUM/2019/BRI
Status
Collapsed; rebuilt & reopened 2023
Category
Bridge
State
Maharashtra
Year
Collapsed 2019 (bridge originally decades old)
Cost to taxpayers
Rebuild cost not publicly itemised
Lives lost
6

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