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    Death toll in Morbi bridge collapse reaches 141: Police official

    Darpan News Desk IANS, 31 Oct, 2022 10:23 AM
    • Death toll in Morbi bridge collapse reaches 141: Police official

    Morbi (Gujarat), Oct 31 (IANS) The death toll due to the collapse of a suspension bridge in Gujarat's Morbi has increased to 141 as of Monday morning, a top police official confirmed.

    The toll was confirmed to the media by Rajkot Range Inspector General of Police Ashok Yadav.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to extending support to the family of those who died in the accident.

    Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sent his thoughts and prayers to those impacted by the tragedy.

    However, the toll according to the Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi is 132, while two persons remain unaccounted for.

    He also said that when the two missing persons are located, the search and rescue operations will be over.

    As of Monday morning, the Morbi government hospital has released a list of 99 deceased, but has not mentioned the age of the victims.

    The tragedy took place on Sunday evening when about 400 people were on the suspension bridge on the Machhu river.

    A criminal complaint against the cable bridge contractor and manager has been lodged while the police have started a probe into the incident.

    Photo courtesy of @PouYingLuck via Twitter & video courtesy of @Faytuks. 

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