India, July 9 -- Several opposition leaders have lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party after a portion of a bridge in Vadodara's Padra, over the Mahisagar River, collapsed on Wednesday morning, killing at least nine people.

Officials said five vehicles, including two trucks, an SUV, a pickup van, and an auto-rickshaw, fell into the river. Vadodara (rural) police superintendent Rohan Anand said that nine bodies have been recovered so far, and 9-10 people were rescued. However, officials feared the death toll could rise as the rescue and search operations continued.

The Congress termed the collapse of the Gambhira Bridge portion a "tragic incident" and expressed condolences to the victims. The party claimed that the people of the distr...