India bridge collapse: At least 26 killed at construction site

India bridge collapse: At least 26 killed at construction site - BBC News​

By Ece Goksedef & Kathryn Armstrong
BBC News

At least 26 people have been killed and more are feared missing after a railway bridge under construction collapsed in north-eastern India, officials said.
The incident occurred near the town of Sairang, in the state of Mizoram.
Up to 40 workers were at the site when part of the bridge collapsed, according to local media reports.
The cause of the incident is not yet clear and the railway authority has opened an investigation. Three people have so far been rescued.
That includes an injured worker who had to be brought down from the top of one of the bridge's 100m-high (328ft) pillars.
The incident happened over the Kurung River, about 20km (12 miles) from the city of Aizawl, Mizoram's capital.

"All possible assistance is being given to those affected," said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office in a statement.
The government will pay some 200,000 rupees (£1,900; $2,400) to the next of kin of those killed, it added.
The victims are all from West Bengal, according to railway officials.
"Words cannot express the depth of sorrow and sympathy for the families affected by this tragic event," said Mizoram's Home Minister Lalchamliana.
The Khamrang-Sihhmui railway line will be 51km long and is due to be completed in December after work began nearly two years ago.
Accidents on these kinds of construction sites are not uncommon in India.

In October last year, more than 140 people were killed when a pedestrian suspension bridge collapsed in India's western state of Gujarat.

 

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really goes to show how worthless lives are in the 3rd world

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meanwhile a criminal gets this in the west

 

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Randy Cox reaches historic $45 million police misconduct settlement with city of New Haven

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meanwhile a criminal gets this in the west

Poor people are like dogshit in India, no wonder hundreds of thousands of Indians sell holy cow and give up everything to migrate to Canada every year.

To emphasize, look at this headline. In this crash, 2 poor laborers were killed because this piece of shit director was driving at 220km/he, but the media(and the society at large) is concerned more about his health rather than symathising with those who died.

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According to the police, the Rolls Royce was being driven at a speed of 230 km per hour when it crashed into the tanker.

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If you are poor in India you have literally no recourse for justice if someone richer than you fucks you over, hundreds of cases like this happen every year in India and those responsible get bailed out.

We can brag abt chandrayaan snd what not as coping mechanism but for the poor India is a horrible place to live. The contractor responsible for this bridge tragedy will get away with a few lakh bribe, maybe a crore.