Bihar bridge collapse: Body of missing security guard found after 10 days

Ten days after the collapse of the four-lane Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge being built across the Ganga in Bihar’s Bhagalpur district, the body of the missing security guard has been found in Kauwakol block, an official said.

Workers engaged in the removal of debris of the collapsed bridge found the body from the flood plain of Kauwakol block, the official said.

The deceased has been identified as Vibhash Kumar, who was working as a guard for the Haryana-based private firm that was constructing the bridge. Deployed on pillar number 10 of the Sultanganj-Aguwani Ghat bridge, which collapsed on June 4, Vibhash Kumar went missing since then.