National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel conduct a rescue operation at the bridge collapse site, in Pune. The bridge was declared unfit for vehicular traffic, while a new structure had been proposed for vehicles, Pune Collector Jitendra Dudi said. | Photo Credit: ANI

The 32-year-old iron pedestrian bridge on the Indrayani river had reportedly been declared unsafe. It collapsed on Sunday afternoon in Pune's Maval tehsil, prima facie due to crowding by tourists who ignored the warning board at the spot.

The collapse of the 30-year-old pedestrian bridge in a Pune village that claimed four lives, came just five days after a work order was issued for the construction of a new bridge.

Official records reveal that Rs 8 crore were sanctioned in 2024 for a new bridge at the same location, but construction never began.

A bridge collapse over the Indrayani River in Pune resulted in four deaths and 51 injuries. Eyewitnesses described the survival of their families as divine intervention. Officials have begun an invest

Four people were killed after a bridge on a river near Pune collapsed on Sunday afternoon. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has announced financial aid for families of those killed in the bridge collapse.

Maharashtra Pradesh Congress Committee President Harshvardhan Sapkal criticised the government for allowing the ‘weak and dangerous’ iron bridge to remain open

Following a tragic bridge collapse on the Indrayani river in Pune, which resulted in four deaths and 18 injuries, the district administration has decided to dismantle all structurally unsafe bridges.

A day after four tourists were killed and 38 injured in the iron bridge collapse in Maval taluka of Pune district, the Shiv Sena (UBT) attacked the Mahayuti government, blaming it for being “negligent” which led to the loss of lives.