India, July 9 -- At least nine people were killed as five vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar River during the morning rush hour due to the collapse of a portion of a bridge at Padra in Vadodara district on Wednesday. Visuals of a tanker hanging from the bridge went viral on social media. Officials said two trucks, an SUV, a pickup van, and an auto-rickshaw fell into the river.

Vadodara (rural) police superintendent Rohan Anand said nine bodies have been recovered so far, and nine-10 people were rescued. Officials feared the death toll could rise as the rescue and search operations continued.

Vadodara district administration officials, police, fire brigade teams, and residents joined the rescue operations. Five people were rescued immed...