Old bridge on Mumbai-Goa highway collapses; 2 buses, other vehicles missing

Old bridge on Mumbai-Goa highway collapses; 2 buses, other vehicles missing

At least two buses and several other vehicles went missing near Mahad city after a bridge on the Savitri River collapsed early on Wednesday due to torrential rains in the Konkan region.

The bridge, more than seven decades old and a critical link to the Mumbai-Goa national highway, crashed around 1 a.m. due to the flood waters rushing into the river.

Two state transport buses with 11 passengers each were missing and there was no contact with either their drivers or the passengers, Raigad Collector Sheetal Ugale said.

Since the Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation buses — which started from Mumbai — did not arrive at their scheduled Mahad depot, Ugale appealed people to get in touch with the concerned authorities about their missing relatives.(more)

JNU row: All you need to know about Umar Khalid

Hemmed in by the Delhi High Court's decision, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Umar Khalid, along with Anirban Bhattacharya, surrendered to Delhi Police Tuesday night.  Khalid, who faces charges of sedition, is among the five students who allegedly shouted anti-national slogans at a campus event on February 9.

The former Democratic Students Union (DSU) leader has remained at the centre of the storm surrounding JNU in the past few weeks.