Commuters crossing over the Brahmani river bridge here were panicked after a portion of the flyover fell off on Tuesday morning.
Vehicular movement came to a halt as hundreds of vehicles remained stranded for hours on both sides of the bridge covering around 3 km on NH-143. A team of the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) rushed to the spot and started repair work. They later sealed the damaged portion of the bridge with iron plates.
The mishap led to traffic jam on the bridge as commuters were reluctant to pass over the iron plates fearing accident. Later, a platoon of police force was deployed to control traffic in the area.
