{"id":588419,"date":"2023-08-23T10:20:16","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:20:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/at-least-26-killed-as-railway-bridge-collapses-in-india\/"},"modified":"2023-08-23T10:20:16","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T07:20:16","slug":"at-least-26-killed-as-railway-bridge-collapses-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/at-least-26-killed-as-railway-bridge-collapses-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"#At least 26 killed as railway bridge collapses in India"},"content":{"rendered":"
By Zarir Hussain<\/p>\n

GUWAHATI, India (Reuters) -A railway bridge being built in India collapsed on Wednesday killing at least 26 workers and injuring two, police said, as the state-run railway authority opened an investigation.<\/p>\n

The accident happ<\/a>ened in Sairang town in the northeastern state of Mizoram, its chief minister, Zoramthanga, said on messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Media reported that up to 40 workers were at the site when the bridge collapsed but police said 28 workers were present.<\/p>\n

“Rescue workers have been able to recover 13 bodies so far. Efforts are on to recover the remaining bodies,” said a state police official who declined to be identified.<\/p>\n

The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) said in a statement on the messaging platform X, formerly known as Twitter, that the mishap occurred during work on the Bhairbi-Sairang New Line Railway Project.<\/p>\n

The NRF said on its website the project will connect Mizoram to the rest of the country, boosting “tourism and socio-economic development”.<\/p>\n

A “high level enquiry committee” had been set up to investigate, the NFR said.<\/p>\n

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in a statement “all possible assistance” was being given to those affected.<\/p>\n

India’s extensive railway system is used by many millions of people every day.<\/p>\n

The government has launched high-speed trains as part of plans to modernise the network but critics say it has not focused enough on safety and upgrading ageing infrastructure.<\/p>\n

At least 288 people were killed in June in India’s worst rail crash in more than two decades. It was blamed on signal failure.<\/p>\n

In October last year, a colonial-era suspension bridge collapsed in the western state of Gujarat killing 135 people.<\/p>\n

(Writing by Sakshi Dayal; Editing by Andrew Heavens and Michael Perry)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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