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At least three people lost their lives on Wednesday when vehicles fell into the Mahisagar River following the collapse of a Gambhira bridge in Gujarat, news agency PTI reported, citing a state minister. “Three persons killed in bridge collapse in Vadodara district,” said Gujarat minister Rushikesh Patel.
The incident has disrupted road connectivity between Anand and Vadodara, affecting vehicular movement along the route. The minister said the bridge was constructed in 1985, and its maintenance was carried out periodically as and when required. “The exact reason behind the incident will be probed,” Patel said.
Visuals of the bridge collapse
Visuals from the scene showed that the entire bridge slab between two piers had collapsed.
At least four vehicles plunged into Mahisagar River
According to police, at least four vehicles plunged into the river after a section of a bridge gave way in Gujarat’s Vadodara district on Wednesday morning. PTI quoted Padra police inspector Vijay Charan saying that four people had been rescued so far and that the operation was still underway.
The incident occurred around 7.30 am when the Gambhira bridge, built over the Mahisagar River along a state highway, collapsed.
“Around four vehicles fell into the river after a portion of the bridge on the Mahisagar river collapsed around 7.30 am. The vehicles, including two trucks and two vans, fell into the river. We have rescued four persons so far,” he said.
Gujarat chief minister Bhupendra Patel has instructed technical experts to visit the site and investigate the cause of the bridge collapse, officials said.
Rescue efforts are ongoing, with teams from the Vadodara fire department and local residents actively participating, an official said.
Additionally, a National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) team has been dispatched to the site with rescue equipment to assist in the operation.
The collapsed structure is the 900-metre-long Gambhira bridge, which has 23 piers and links the Vadodara and Anand districts. The bridge was inaugurated in 1985.
At least three people are feared dead after a portion of Gambhira Bridge near Mujpur in Padra taluka of Gujarat’s Vadodara district collapsed on Wednesday (July 9, 2025) morning. Four vehicles — including two trucks and two vans — plunged into the Mahisagar River following the collapse around 7.30 am.
Rescue teams managed to pull out four persons alive, while search operations continue for those missing. “We have rescued four persons so far, and the operation is still on,” police said. he bridge, located along a state highway, served as a crucial link between Saurashtra, Central, and South Gujarat.
Gambhira bridge collapseAt least three persons were killed after several vehicles fell into a river when a bridge collapsed in Gujarat’s Vadodara district on Wednesday morning, officials said on the day.
Five persons were rescued as a team of responders reached the location of the collapsed bridge.
Five to six vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river in Vadodara after a portion of the four-decade old Gambhira bridge collapsed on Wednesday, Gujarat’s Health Minister Rushikesh Patel said.
A slab of the bridge, located on the river which connects central Gujarat and Saurashtra regions of the state, collapsed, he said.
“Three persons have died and five others have been rescued,” Patel told reporters.
Visuals showed the entire slab of the bridge between two piers having collapsed.
