India, July 11 -- The death toll in the Gambhira Bridge collapse over the Mahisagar River in Gujarat's Vadodara district rose to 19 on Friday, with search operations continuing for two missing persons, more than 52 hours after the incident.

"So far, we have recovered eighteen bodies from the site. One of the five persons injured in the incident and admitted to a hospital has succumbed due to multiple injuries. The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem. We are still searching for the two persons who are reported missing," Vadodara district collector Anil Dhameliya told HT.

The incident occurred at 7.30am on Wednesday when two lorries, an SUV, a pickup van and an auto-rickshaw fell into the water after a span of the Gambhira ...