This CCTV Footage Shows The Exact Moment The Kolkata Flyover Collapse Took Place

SW Staff

A flyover under construction in Kolkata collapsed on Thursday on to vehicles and street vendors below, killing at least 14 people with more than 100 people feared trapped.

Residents used their bare hands to try to rescue people pinned under a 100-metre (110-yard) length of metal and cement that snapped off at one end and came crashing down in a busy commercial district near Girish Park. (Read more about the bridge here

One CCTV camera caught the exact moment the flyover came crashing down: 

Here’s the CCTV clip showing people, cars, autorickshaws and hawkers coming under the collapsed structure:

(Feature image source: PTI)

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