9 injured as bridge collapses in Mumbai

At least nine persons were injured today when a bridge constructed over a nullah collapsed in suburban Malad area here, police said.
The incident occurred at around 9 PM, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detection) Dhananjay Kulkarni said.
The injured have been admitted to nearby Shatabdi hospital, a police official attached with Bangurnagar police station said.
"Our investigation into the missing cases registered
with us will go on up to two months and if their bodies are not found or recovered, then on the basis of accidental death reports, we will come to a conclusion that they too were part of the tragic incident and would be considered dead.

"Thus they will be issued the necessary documents paving their way to claim the financial compensation announced by the state government," Patil told