At least 10 dead after bridge collapses in western India

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At least 10 people were killed when a stretch of the Gambhira Bridge in Vadodara district in India's Gujarat state collapsed on Wednesday (July 9).  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00At least 10 people were killed when a stretch of the Gambira Bridge in India's Gujarat

00:06state collapsed on Wednesday.

00:08The bridge, which spans the Mahisagar River and connects the Vadodara and Anand districts,

00:14gave way, sending multiple vehicles plunging into the river below.

00:18An oil tanker was stranded just meters from the broken edge, while the authorities said

00:24rescue teams were working to retrieve bodies from the river.

00:27Authorities said the injured victims are receiving medical treatment.

00:57Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced ex-gradia payments of 2 lakhs rupees for the

01:02next of kin of each deceased, and 50,000 rupees for the injured victims.

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