Majerhat Bridge Collapse: Body found under debris, death toll rises to 3

A part of Majerhat bridge was collapsed on September 4, left two people killed and 6 injured. The Majerhat bridge is said to be a gateway to the city, located at Diamond harbour area. As the rescue team suspected more people to be trapped beneath the debris, they found a body on Thursday from the 50-year-old bridge debris, taking the death toll to three.

The deceased’s identity is yet to know, but the family of Gautam Mondal, a Metro rail construction worker, claimed that it was his. Mondal was cooking under the bridge when the accident happened.

The Police had confirmed the death of 21-year-old Soumen Bag, a resident of Silpara in Behala, and said 19 others, including two women, were injured after a portion of the bridge collapsed. The body of Pranab Dey, a construction worker from Murshidabad district, was found from under the rubble on Wednesday evening.

Two of the injured are admitted to Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial (SSKM) Hospital and Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), is said to be in a critical condition.

On Wednesday evening, Mamata Banerjee said the area felt big tremors due to the construction work of the Metro rail, though she stopped short of saying that it was the reason for the mishap. The West Bengal Public Works Department (PWD) Alipore division is in charge of the collapsed bridge.

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