Guwahati: As many as three employees were injured aftyer a newly built bridge collapsed in Nagaon district of Assam on Thursday.
According to reports, the incident occurred at a recently built Kopili bridge in the Kampur area of Nagaon where the employees fell off of it after it collapsed.
The three employees were immediately sent to the hospital in a critical condition.
Reportedly, there may be more employees who have been tapped under the bridge.
Meanwhile, the locals alleged that the bridge was constructed with low quality and poor materials.
After the bridge collapsedAll the employees working under the contractor of the bridge fled the spot.
The incident has caused controversy among the residents.
One of the locals said, “The Bridge is constructed only to kill people. We don’t have any idea if someone is trapped under the rubble of the bridge. No one has arrived till now to check the situation. The employees working under the contractor have also fled.”
Ironically, the news comes after Assam finance minister Ajanta Neog announced a slew of new infrastructural projects in the state that were undertaken by the government to be completed during the year.
The projects also include a number of important flyovers that are scheduled to be completed during the year.