Dharamshala, April 13 -- The movement of traffic was disrupted on national highway 305 after a bridge collapsed suddenly in Himachal's Kullu district early on Saturday, said officials.

According to reports, the Mangalore bridge connecting Mandi to Kullu came down as an overloaded vehicle was passing over it. The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries as the vehicle plunged into the river, the officials added.

They said the bridge in Banjar area was built in the 1970s.

Officials from the district administration and police reached the spot after receiving information. Banjar sub-divisional magistrate (SDM) Pankaj Sharma said a temporary road is being used as an alternative route for light vehicular movement.

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