India, Aug. 6 -- A chemical tanker that had been hanging precariously from the damaged structure of Gambhira bridge over Mahisagar river has been retrieved, officials said on Wednesday.

A portion of the bridge collapsed on July 9 when two lorries, an SUV, a pickup van and an auto-rickshaw fell into the water after a span of the bridge gave way at Padra. Officials said 22 people, including a man who succumbed to his injuries in a hospital on August 5, died in the incident.

Anand district collector Praveen Chaudhary said Dilip Padhiyar (34), a resident of Borsad taluka of Anand district, died during treatment at the government-run SSG Hospital.

Chaudhary said the tanker has been removed and brought to the road. "Repair work is going on a...