Pune, June 15 -- Over 40 people have been rescued after an iron bridge collapsed over the Indrayani River near Kundamala village in Maharashtra's Pune district, CRPF Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vaibhav Nimbalkar said on Sunday.

Providing an update on the rescue operation, DIG Nimbalkar said that the CRPF had deployed one of its companies to the site, working alongside two teams from the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) engaged in search and rescue operations following the collapse.

"After we got the information about the incident, we sent teams of the CRPF from Talegaon without waiting for any orders. Soon, NDRF teams were also sent. Our work is to help the administration mainly and provide all sorts of help, including managin...