At least 5 workers injured after Bhara Kahu bridge collapsed

At least five workers were injured when shuttering of an under-construction Bhara Kahu bypass flyover collapsed early Saturday morning, causing panic among passers-by of the locality, ARY News reported.

 

Rescue teams rushed to the incident site and pulled three workers out of rubble while efforts to save the remaining two is underway.

 

The injured persons were taken to a nearby hospital after the incident.

 

According to rescue officials, heavy construction material was being pitched on it when the portion caved in.

 

The 5.6 km-long Bhara Kahu bypass (including a 1km flyover) starts from Murree Road at Malpur and culminates on Murree Road near the Jugi bus stop from where the flyover begins till the end of the local bazaar towards Murree.

 

Source: Somali National News Agency