Eighteen people were killed and dozens more are feared trapped after a pillar of a flyover under construction near the Cantonment railway station crashed in Varanasi on Tuesday evening. Eyewitness said that the pillar of the flyover collapsed suddenly and people passing by came under its debris. Few vehicles which were parked or passing by the under construction flyover came under it. Unconfirmed source said that over two dozen people are feared trapped under debris. “Extremely saddened by the loss of lives due to the collapse of an under-construction flyover in Varanasi.

Source: Hindustan Times May 15, 2018 13:28 UTC