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Bridge near India-China border collapses
Published : Jun 23, 2020, 4:26 pm IST
Updated : Jun 23, 2020, 4:26 pm IST
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A bailey bridge in the district of Uttarakhand, nearly 50 km from the Sino-India border, collapsed when a truck carrying a JCB machine

A bailey bridge in the district of Uttarakhand, nearly 50 km from the Sino-India border, collapsed when a truck carrying a JCB machine was crossing it, an official said on Tuesday.

The truck driver and the JCB machine operator were injured as the 40-feet-long bridge, built in 2009, crashed on Monday.

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PhotoPhotoThe weight-bearing capacity of the bridge was 18 tonne while the combined weight of the JCB machine and the truck was 26 tonnes, as per the reports.

Around 15 border villages of Johar Valley have been cut off. Legal action will be taken against the truck driver, the official said.

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