At least 17 people have been killed in northeast India and dozens more are feared trapped after an under-construction railway bridge collapsed near the Sairang area of Mizoram state, police said.
The bridge collapsed on Wednesday around 10am local time (6.30am BST) when around 35 to 40 workers were present at the scene, the authorities said.
It was situated around 21 km from the state capital Aizwal.
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