Vikramshila Setu/Bridge Collapses in Bihar Bhagalpur, Portion Falls Into Ganga Probe Ordered

Part of the Vikramshila Setu in Bihar collapses; luckily, there were no casualties reported. A slab located between two pillars of the Vikramshila Setu, a long bridge spanning the Ganges River that connects the Purvanchal region to Seemanchal, suddenly collapsed in Bhagalpur.

Vikramshila Setu is a bridge across the Ganges, near Bhagalpur in the Indian state of Bihar. It is named after the ancient Mahavihara of Vikramashila, which was established by King Dharmapala. Vikramshila Setu is the 6th longest bridge over water in India.

बिहार के भागलपुर में विक्रमशिला पुल टूटा, पुल का बड़ा हिस्‍सा गंगा में समा गया, विक्रमशिला सेतु का पिलर नंबर 133 ध्वस्त

पूर्वी बिहार को दक्षिण बिहार से जोड़ने वाली लाइफ लाइन पुल पर आवागमन बंद pic.twitter.com/F6dIiJA8tC

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Upon receiving news of the incident, District Magistrate Naval Kishore Chaudhary, SSP Pramod Kumar Yadav, Sadar SDM Vikas Kumar, City DSP Ajay Kumar Chaudhary, and Traffic DSP Sanjay Kumar rushed to the scene.