Bridge under construction collapses in Gujarat, 2 killed

PALANPUR: Two people were crushed to death under a portion of an under-construction railway overbridge (ROB) that collapsed on National Highway 58 in Palanpur town, in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, on Monday. A search and rescue operation was underway, said district officials.
Banaskantha collector said six concrete girders, or slabs, recently installed on the pillars of the under-construction bridge near RTO check post collapsed in the afternoon.
CCTV footage of the incident showed a person abandoning his autorickshaw after realising that a portion of the bridge was about to give way and trying to run to safety.However, he was crushed beneath huge concrete slabs.