From Araria To Bhagalpur: Bihar's Bridge Collapse Over The Years

June 22, 2024

A bridge in Siwan, Bihar, collapsed on Saturday, causing panic. No one was reported injured in this incident. The incident was caught on video.

June 18, 2024

A section of the Padariya bridge over the Bakra River in Araria district collapsed on Monday, just days before its inauguration. Constructed for Rs 12 crores to connect Ararias Sikhti block with Kursakatta block, the same bridge had collapsed in 2020, causing 12 people to fall into the river.

June 4, 2023

The Aguwani-Sultanganj bridge in Bhagalpur, which was still under construction and had cost over Rs 1,700 crores, collapsed. This same bridge had previously fallen in April 2022, allegedly due to storm damage.

May 16, 2023

In Purnia district, another under-construction road bridge collapsed just four hours after the concrete was poured. Locals blamed the contractor and engineers, alleging the use of substandard materials led to the failure.

February 19, 2023

A bridge under construction in Patna district collapsed on the Bihta-Sarmera four-lane road, adding to the growing list of infrastructure failures in the region.

January 16, 2023

An iron bridge in Darbhanga district gave way due to the weight of an overloaded truck. The incident happened at Sabohar Ghat in the Kusheshwar Asthan block.

November 18, 2022

A road bridge under construction in Nalanda district collapsed, resulting in one death. The bridge was part of a four-lane project in the Vena block.

June 9, 2022

Three laborers were injured when a section of a bridge collapsed in Saharsa district. The collapse occurred on the eastern side of the Kosi embankment at Kandumer village in the Simri Bakhtiyarpur block.

May 20, 2022

A 136-year-old bridge in Patna, built during the British era in 1884, collapsed due to heavy rain. This bridge was located in the Fatuha sub-town, about 25 km from Patna.