12 dead as under construction flyover collapses in Varanasi

May 15, 2018 19:03

More than 12 people are feared dead and several trapped as a portion of an under construction flyover has collapsed in Varanasi's Cantt area.

"Deputy chief minister K P Maurya and Minister Neelkanth Tiwari have been directed by the CM to go to Varanasi's Cantt area. The CM expressed grief and directed the administration to speed up rescue operations," UP minister Sidharth Nath Singh said.

The flyover was being constructed right in front of the city's main railway station and inter-state bus terminal. The area is crowded and is also part of the main route to Varanasi airport. -- with ANI inputs

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