A part of a foot overbridge in east Delhi’s Laxmi Nagar collapsed late on Sunday night after it was hit by a crane that was being transported on a carriage truck. A case under negligent driving has been lodged and Neeraj, 28, the driver of the crane, has been arrested. According to police, no injuries were reported in the incident, eyewitnesses told police that three persons were sleeping on the bridge and fell when the bridge collapsed.
According to a report from the Delhi government’s public works department (PWD), the road stretch from Akshardham to the Sabhapur Delhi-Uttar Pradesh border, including Pusta Road, has already been handed over to the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI).
