Bihar: One dead, several injured as under-construction bridge collapses
Supaul (Bihar): One labourer was killed and several others were injured after an under-construction bridge over the Koshi River, between Supaul and Madhubani districts in Bihar, collapsed on Thursday.
The 10.2 km bridge over the Koshi river, linking Bakaur in Supaul district to Bheja in Madhubani district was being constructed by the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).
An eyewitness to the incident, Dharmendra Yadav said that "around ten to eleven people were working on the under-construction site when it collapsed, and when the bridge collapsed many suffered serious injuries."
The Bihar government announced compensation of Rs 10 lakh for the deceased and Rs one lakh each for the injured.
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha has assured a high-level investigation into the case.
(ANI)
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