PANAJI: A bridge on the Kali river collapsed within the wee hours of Wednesday, leading to heavy site visitors on nationwide freeway no. 66 connecting Goa to Karnataka, officers stated. A truck crossing the bridge on the time fell into the water. Native fishermen later rescued its driver, a police official from Karwar in neighbouring Karnataka instructed PTI.
An previous bridge on the Kali river at Sadashivgad in Karnataka collapsed at round 1 am, he stated. The bridge was used for Goa-bound site visitors after the development of a brand new one a decade again, the official stated. Site visitors on the brand new bridge was stopped for a while within the wee hours of Wednesday following the incident. Later, automobiles, besides heavy ones, had been allowed to move by way of, the Karwar police stated.
Karnataka: SDRF groups arrives because the 40-year-old Kali Bridge, which connects Sadashivgad with Karwar on NH 60 and hyperlinks Goa with Karnataka, collapsed final evening. pic.twitter.com/JVTRl3J4JV
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Site visitors motion on the brand new bridge was restricted because the Karnataka authorities had been checking its stability after the collapse of the previous bridge, Goa’s Canacona police station in-charge Harish Raut Desai stated. The Goa police had been coordinating with their counterparts in Karwar to observe the scenario on the freeway, he stated.
