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Fatal Collapse — 18 dead

Varanasi flyover collapse

Fatal incident — no rating on this entry⌖ Cantonment area, near Varanasi Junction railway station, VaranasiEntry #01 in Varanasi
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A girder of an under-construction flyover in the Prime Minister's constituency collapsed onto a busy market road during evening rush hour, crushing vehicles and killing 18 people.

The official record states: "A top state official controversially described the collapse as a "natural disaster"; several engineers/officials were later suspended."

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Sources

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_Varanasi_flyover_collapse
  • https://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-44128439
Blunderlust RecordBL/VAR/2015/FLY
Status
Collapsed
Category
Flyover
State
Uttar Pradesh
Year
Under construction since 2015, collapsed May 2018
Cost to taxpayers
Cost not specified
Lives lost
18

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