At least six persons travelling by two cars were trapped on Sunday after a portion of a bridge collapsed at Thuamul Rampur under the Bhawanipatna police station in Kalahandi district. The vehicles were crossing the bridge when the incident happened.
Getting information, a team of Fire Service along with police rushed the spot and launched a rescue operation. After hours of efforts, all the trapped persons were rescued and admitted to the District Headquarters Hospital. Among the injured was a child.
Miraculously, there was no casualty and the passengers escaped with minor injuries.
Following the incident, the vehicular communications were disrupted.
The incident has triggered resentment in the area as hundreds of vehicles pass through the dilapidated bridge daily.
