A motorway overpass has collapsed in the Indian city of Kolkata, with a concrete segment slamming to the ground and killing at least one person, officials said. A motorway overpass has collapsed in the Indian city of Kolkata, with a concrete segment slamming to the ground and killing at least one person, officials said. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee told reporters that several transportation workers may have been in a small office under the overpass when it collapsed. Rescuers work into the night (Bikas Das/AP)It was the second major road collapse in Kolkata in recent years. In 2016, a section of an unfinished overpass cutting through Kolkata collapsed, killing 26 people and leaving dozens injured.

Source: Irish Independent September 04, 2018 16:22 UTC