At least six people were killed and several others injured after a bridge collapsed in Maharashtra’s Pune district.
At least six people have died after an iron bridge collapsed in western India.
Officials said six others were seriously injured, and 25 people were rescued from the Indrayani River, which flows beneath the bridge in Maharashtra's Pune district.
A large group was crossing the bridge when it gave way.
Authorities said India’s National Disaster Response Force has been deployed and that relief efforts were immediately intensified.
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