A slab of the parapet wall of the girder bridge collapsed on LBS Road near the Johnson and Johnson Company at 12:20 pm on today, Saturday, falling directly onto a passing auto-rickshaw and a Skoda car. The impact caused one fatality and left several others injured, while resulting in considerable damage to both vehicles. Emergency services and metro officials are currently on-site as rescue operations continue.
A fire brigade official identified the deceased as Ramdhan Yadav and the injured as 45-year-old Rajkumar Indrajeet Yadav, 52-year-old Mahendra Pratap Yadav and 40-year-old Deepa Ruhiya.
The condition of Rajkumar is critical and he is in an ICU in a nearby hospital, whereas Mahendra and Ruhiya are currently stable, the official added.