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At least 10 reported killed, 150 believed trapped after overpass collapses in India | Fox News
KOLKATA, India –

At least 10 people were killed and another 150 believed trapped when a portion of an overpass under construction collapsed in a congested area in the eastern Indian city of Kolkata on Thursday, police said.

Witnesses said that emergency personnel were attempting to use their bare hands to rescue those caught under the wreckage. Many cars, trucks and other vehicles lay under the large chunks of concrete and metal debris.

Local media reported that heavy duty cranes have been brought in to try to move the remains of the bridge, but attempts have so far been unsuccessful.

"The area was very, very crowded. Motorized rickshaws, taxis ... there was a lot of traffic," one witness told the New Delhi Television news channel, or NDTV.

Another added: "We heard a loud rumble and then saw a lot of dust in the sky."

Television footage from the site showed people passing water bottles through to those who are crying out for help from beneath the debris.

Some witnesses have been critical of the initial response, with one saying there appears to be very little coordination on the ground.

"The condition is pathetic. At this moment no one has any clue how many people are trapped," a police officer at the scene told Reuters.

O.P. Singh, the head of India's National Disaster Response Force, said the operation was a "very, very challenging task."

Building collapses are common in India, where builders use poor enforcement of regulations and use substandard materials. The overpass that collapsed Thursday was due to be completed in 2013, but construction had been delayed several times.
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Sky News:

India Flyover Collapse: 14 Dead And 150 Trapped

http://news.sky.com/story/1670139/india-flyover-collapse-14-dead-and-150-trapped/

pretty sad!
Wonder how that came about!

I just watched the video ( 00:01:10).
It looks like an entire section of the highway overpass just collapsed on top of the traffic under it.

I can't seem to find any updates or other news footage or video from witnesses. I checked under India, EuroNews, RT- News, etc. Nothing.

Sky News:

http://news.sky.com/story/1670139/india-flyover-collapse-14-dead-and-150-trapped/