By P. Vijian
NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- At least 20 people were reported injured, five seriously, when a footbridge under construction near the Jawaharlal Stadium, one of the main venues for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, collapsed Tuesday evening.
Indian news channel said most of the injured were workers at the construction site and were rushed to the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences Trauma Centre.
South Delhi police confirmed five of the workers were seriously injured in the collapse.
Public Works Department chief engineer A. K. Sinha said the bridge was meant for visitors during the Commonwealth Games.
The bridge would connect one of the entrances to the stadium that would host the opening of the 19th edition of the games, where about 7,000 international athletes are expected to participate.
The bridge mishap adds more woes as Indian organisers race against time and the incessant monsoon rain to complete the infrastructure projects ahead of the games, scheduled from Oct 3 to 14.
Several foreign teams are expected to arrive in the city on Wednesday.
On Sunday, the Delhi security establishment was jolted when two men on a motorcycle opened fire at a tourist bus parked near a mosque in the older part of the city.
Two Taiwanese tourists were injured in the incident.
-- BERNAMA
NEW DELHI, Sept 21 (Bernama) -- At least 20 people were reported injured, five seriously, when a footbridge under construction near the Jawaharlal Stadium, one of the main venues for the 2010 Delhi Commonwealth Games, collapsed Tuesday evening.
Indian news channel said most of the injured were workers at the construction site and were rushed to the All Indian Institute of Medical Sciences Trauma Centre.
South Delhi police confirmed five of the workers were seriously injured in the collapse.
Public Works Department chief engineer A. K. Sinha said the bridge was meant for visitors during the Commonwealth Games.
The bridge would connect one of the entrances to the stadium that would host the opening of the 19th edition of the games, where about 7,000 international athletes are expected to participate.
The bridge mishap adds more woes as Indian organisers race against time and the incessant monsoon rain to complete the infrastructure projects ahead of the games, scheduled from Oct 3 to 14.
Several foreign teams are expected to arrive in the city on Wednesday.
On Sunday, the Delhi security establishment was jolted when two men on a motorcycle opened fire at a tourist bus parked near a mosque in the older part of the city.
Two Taiwanese tourists were injured in the incident.
-- BERNAMA
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