Pune, June 16 -- Two persons died and 18 others were seriously injured after an old iron bridge on Indrayani river collapsed on Sunday afternoon in Pune's Maval tehsil, officials said. At least three people, including a child, are still stuck under the collapsed portion of the structure and efforts are underway to rescue them, district officials said late in the evening.
30 pm in Kundamala area, which has been seeing heavy rains over the past few days, giving the river a steady flow, an official from Talegaon Dabhade police station said. It was not raining when the bridge collapsed in the presence of at least 100 picnickers, he added. "In the mishap, so far 38 people have been rescued of which 18 sustained serious injuries and they are cur...