Padra, July 11 -- The death toll in the Gambhira bridge collapse incident in Gujarat's Vadodara has risen to 18 with the recovery of more bodies, an official said on Friday.

Speaking to reporters, Vadodara Collector Anil Dhameliya said that the rescue and recovery operation is still going on to find the two missing people and remove the debris from the incident spot.

A section of the Gambhira bridge connecting Vadodara and Anand collapsed on July 9 and fell into the Mahisagar river below.

The official noted that the five victims of the incident are undergoing treatment in the hospital and are in stable condition.

Dhameliya said, "...Rescue and recovery operation is going on. Day before yesterday, we recovered 12 bodies, and yesterday,...