Five dead, over 30 hurt as overbridge collapses near Mumbai's CST

The tragedy comes eight months after another bridge collapsed in suburban Andheri, in which five persons were killed

Five people, including three women, were killed and over 30 injured after major portion of a foot overbridge near a busy train station in south Mumbai collapsed on Thursday evening, officials said.

The bridge, which connected the area near the Times of India building with the iconic Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station station, was commonly called 'Kasab bridge' as the 26/11 Mumbai attack terrorist passed through it during the strike. All the injured have been admitted to nearby hospitals, a disaster management cell official said.

Just after the incident, Mumbai Police had tweeted: "Foot over-bridge connecting CST platform 1 north end with