The bridge, which was under repair according to multiple Indian media reports, gave way around 7.30 pm (1400 GMT) as rush hour commuters made their way into Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. India’s National Disaster Response Force said it had sent a team to the site over fears that people may be trapped under rubble. 2 dead, over 30 feared trapped in Mumbai building collapsesExperts pointed the finger of blame at the railway network’s creaking infrastructure, which has long struggled to cope with several million daily passengers. Some 7.5 million passengers commute in nearly 2,500 trains daily on Mumbai’s colonial-era rail network, a lifeline for the city’s 20 million residents. Commuters say investment in the railway’s crumbling infrastructure has not kept up with the city’s burgeoning population.

Source: The Express Tribune March 14, 2019 16:20 UTC