Forty persons injured as footbridge collapses during Baisakhi celebrations in Udhampur

The injured persons have been evacuated from the site to a nearby hospital for immediate treatment
Forty persons injured as footbridge collapses during Baisakhi celebrations in Udhampur
GNS

Udhampur, Apr 14: At least forty persons were injured after a footbridge collapsed during Baisakhi celebrations in Udhampur district on Friday afternoon. 

Quoting an official, GNS reported that a steel footbridge collapsed at Beni Sangam in Bain village in Udhampur when a large number of locals were on it in connection with Baisakhi festival celebrations. 

The injured persons have been evacuated from the site to a nearby hospital where they are responding well to treatment, the official said. More details are awaited.

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