Pune, June 15 -- Two people have died and around five to seven rescued people have been sent to the hospital after bridge on Indrayani river collapsed in Kundamala village in Pune, police said on Sunday.

"This was an old dilapidated iron bridge that collapsed around 4 PM. According to the preliminary information, 2 people have died and around 5-7 rescued people have been sent to the hospital... NDRF and local police have been deployed for the rescue operation..." said Zone 2 DCP Vishal Gaikwad.

Following the bridge collapse over the Indrayani River near Kundamala village in Pune district, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday confirmed that the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and local authorities are conducting...