So far 141 people, including women and children, have died due to the collapse of a cable bridge in Morbi, Gujarat. While the rescue operation is still going on. According to officials, the death toll in the accident may increase further. About 177 people have been rescued.

Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi said, a team of 108 doctors has been deployed on the spot. The injured are being treated in government and private hospitals.

The helpline number has been issued by the state government regarding the Gujarat Morbi bridge accident. The helpline number is 0282224330.

Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi said, 131 people have died in the Morbi bridge accident so far. He told that about 210 people were present together in the bridge. However, according to eyewitnesses, there were more than 400 people on the bridge at once. He said, the state government started the rescue work very soon. Teams of doctors were deployed from all the districts. All private hospitals were directed to treat the injured. The Chief Minister has constituted a high power committee, which will conduct a thorough investigation into the accident and submit a report to the government.

The Gujarat government has filed a case against the company doing the repair work of the hanging bridge. A case has been registered against the company under sections 304, 308, 114. Gujarat Home Minister Harsh Sanghvi said that strictest action would be taken against those who were behind the accident.

Five teams of National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are engaged in rescue work. Apart from this, two teams of Air Force and Navy are also engaged in rescue work. A fire brigade official said that boats were being used to rescue people from the river. "We are carrying out rescue work with the help of boats," the official said.

According to officials, the bridge was about a century old and was recently opened to the public after repair and renovation work. Officials said that the bridge, which was reopened to the public four days ago, was crowded with people. He said that the bridge broke at around 6.30 pm.

Eyewitnesses said that there were many women and children on this hanging bridge of the British era when it broke down. Due to this people fell into the water below. An eyewitness said some people were seen jumping on the bridge and pulling on its large wires. He said that the bridge may have collapsed due to the huge crowd of people on it. He told that due to the collapse of the bridge, people fell on each other. An eyewitness said, I had come after my office hours with friends on the bank of the river when we heard the breaking of the bridge. We reached there and jumped into the water to save the people. We saved some children and women. A person who was injured in the incident said that the accident happened suddenly and it may have happened because of too many people on the bridge.

was re-opened to the public on 26 October on the Gujarati New Year

A private operator did the repair work of the bridge for about six months. The bridge was reopened to the public on 26 October, the Gujarati New Year's Day.