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50 people fall in Sanvordem river after bridge collapses in Goa village

Updated on: 18 May,2017 08:15 PM IST  |  Panaji
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Around 50 people fell into Sanvordem river at Curchorem village in Goa on Thursday evening as a dilapidated Portuguese-era bridge collapsed

50 people fall in Sanvordem river after bridge collapses in Goa village

Around 50 people fell into Sanvordem river at Curchorem village in Goa on Thursday evening as a dilapidated Portuguese-era bridge collapsed. 


The bridge caved in when the state Fire And Emergency Services personnel were rescuing a youth who had jumped into the river apparently in a suicide bid. 


"Around 50 people had gathered on the bridge to watch the rescue operation, and all of them fell into the river as it collapsed," a police official said.  Some of them managed to swim ashore, he added.


The Fire And Emergency Services personnel started searching for others. Further details are awaited.

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