Kali River Bridge Collapse in Karwar: Traffic on Goa-Karnataka Highway Hit As Old Bridge on Kali River at Sadashivgad in Karnataka Collapses (Watch Videos)
Panaji, August 7: A bridge on the Kali river collapsed in the wee hours of Wednesday, resulting in heavy traffic on national highway no. 66 connecting Goa to Karnataka, officials said. A truck crossing the bridge at the time fell into the water. Local fishermen later rescued its driver, a police official from Karwar in neighbouring Karnataka told PTI. Uttarakhand: Under-Construction Signature Bridge Collapses Due to Excessive Weight in Rudraprayag (Watch Video).
An old bridge on the Kali river at Sadashivgad in Karnataka collapsed at around 1 am, he said. The bridge was used for Goa-bound traffic after the construction of a new one a decade back, the official said. Traffic on the new bridge was stopped for some time in the wee hours of Wednesday following the incident. Later, vehicles, except heavy ones, were allowed to pass through, the Karwar police said. Bihar Bridge Collapse: Under-Construction Bridge Collapses in Madhubani, 5th Incident in 15 Days (Watch Videos).
Kali River Bridge Collapse in Karwar
Kali bridge connecting Karwar to Goa has collapsed
The incident took place last midnight. In the incident, a lorry fell into the river & the driver is injured. Police & firemen engaged in rescue work.
This bridge on NH 66 is 31 years old, built in 1983
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#BREAKING : The iconic old bridge on Kali river in Karwar which connects the state of Karnataka with Goa by road collapsed around 12.50 a.m. Lorry fell into water
Officials rushed to the spot after getting information about the collapse of the 42-year-old Kali Bridge. The police… pic.twitter.com/JprVCWJeBc
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Traffic movement on the new bridge was restricted as the Karnataka authorities were checking its stability after the collapse of the old bridge, Goa’s Canacona police station in-charge Harish Raut Desai said. The Goa police were coordinating with their counterparts in Karwar to monitor the situation on the highway, he said.
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