Bhagalpur, Dec 02: Several people were feared injured as an overbridge collapsed on the 3071 Jamalpur-Howrah Express train on Saturday morning. Rescue operations are on to take out the passengers trapped inside the bogies.
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A pillar and portion of the bridge collapsed at around 0630 hrs this morning due to the vibration on the ground caused by the moving train, the sources said.
It is feared that hundreds of passengers are still trapped in compartments S-7, S-8, S-9 of the train.
The express train, being very popular on this route was heavily crowded.
Railway authorities had asked a contractor to get the bridge dismantled. While this work was still going on, the debris of the bridge fall on three bogies of the train.
This bridge is 150 years old. Some days ago another tragedy was averted.
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