Seven people were injured – one person’s leg was crushed – after part of an under-construction bridge collapsed in Bihar’s Vaishali district on Thursday. The bridge is part of the Bharatmala Pariyojana – a Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways scheme to build and improve India’s road networks.

Four people sustained minor injuries. Three others are receiving treatment at Sadar Hospital, Superintendent of Police (Vaishali) Shubhank Mishra said. No casualties have been reported so far.

The collapse was likely due to a ‘technical glitch’ that happened while loading some material with the help of a girder launcher, police said. A detailed investigation will be carried out, the cops also said.

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The worker whose leg was crushed had to be pulled free after debris pinning him down was cut.

Responding immediately, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav wrote on X: “Another bridge collapse in Bihar! Substandard construction material, irregular safety audits and corrupt character of NDA leaders are responsible for such incidents…”

बिहार में फिर एक पुल गिरा!

वैशाली जिले में भ्रष्टाचार के बोझ से फिर एक ओर निर्माणाधीन पुल गिर जाने से करीब आधा दर्जन मजदूरों के दबने और घायल होने की खबर है। कई मजदूरों की हालत गंभीर है।

घटिया निर्माण सामग्री, खराब गुणवत्ता, मानकों की अनदेखी जांच में अनियमितता और एनडीए नेताओं का… pic.twitter.com/kRclnO00Nx

— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) September 10, 2026

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“As expected, corrupt NDA government will now get busy in cover-up.”

Part of the Vikramshila bridge that collapsed in May

The incident comes months after a portion of the Vikramshila Bridge over the Ganga – connecting Bhagalpur and Mavgachhia, and Seemanchal and the Kosi belt in Bihar – collapsed on May 4.

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In 2024, 10 bridges collapsed within a fortnight, after which the state government suspended 15 engineers from the Water Resources and Rural Works Departments for alleged negligence.