The suspension of four engineers of the Roads and Building department follows an “in-depth scrutiny” into the tragedy by a “high-level” committee.

The collapse also highlights long-standing safety concerns in India’s infrastructure. In 2022, a colonial-era suspension bridge in Gujarat collapsed into the Machchu River, causing the deaths of at least 132 people, raising serious questions about the maintenance and safety standards of many of the country’s bridges.

A slab of the Gambhira-Mujpur bridge collapsed around 7:30 am. This caused the vehicles passing through the bridge to plunge into the river resulting in at least 15 deaths.