NEW DELHI, June 5 (Reuters) - A suspension bridge being built in India's poorest state collapsed for the second time in 14 months, with one person reported missing, Reuters partner ANI reported on Monday.
The bridge was being built over the River Ganges in Bhagalpur district of India's eastern state of Bihar.
Later we found out the bridge had collapsed," Rakesh Kumar, a local resident, told ANI.
Eight men were on the bridge at the time of its collapse on Sunday, with one guard reported missing, ANI said.
In October last year, a colonial-era suspension bridge collapsed in the town of Morbi in the western state of Gujarat collapsed, plunging hundreds into the Machchhu river below and killing 135.
Persons:
Rakesh Kumar, Amit Raj, Nitish Kumar, Sakshi Dayal, Nick Macfie
Organizations:
Construction, Thomson
Locations:
DELHI, Bhagalpur district, India's, Bihar, Morbi, Gujarat