At least two people sustained injuries after a 60-feet-long bridge collapsed in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, an official said on Sunday.
One heavy vehicle was stuck under the debris after slabs of the bridge crashed on Sunday morning at 5 am near Pordag village under Nimiaghat police station and traffic movement was also disrupted in the area, located around, 60 km from Bokaro, Niraj Kumar SDPO, Dumari said.
The bridge, used to connect Bokaro-Giridih, where a Jharkhand college is located, was built around 70 years ago near the Pordag village, he said.
“Two persons sustained minor injuries after the bridge collapsed on Sunday morning," he said.
Because of the bridge collapse, vehicular movement on the road connecting Phusro-Giridih to Dumari was disrupted.
“An alternate route has been opened for commuters," the SDPO said.
One truck loaded with bricks was stuck under the crashed slabs, he said, adding that the vehicle was later pulled out of the debris.