Video: CCTV footage of Gujarat's Morbi bridge seconds before it collapsed

The viral video shows people holding onto the metal railings as the Morbi bridge began to sway seconds before it collapsed throwing people into the Machchhu river.

Edited by : Ankita Sengupta

October 31, 2022 / 12:42 IST

Rescue personnel conduct search operations after a bridge across the river Machchhu collapsed at Morbi in Gujarat on October 31.

A CCTV footage of moments captured before Gujarat's Morbi bridge collapsed on Sunday evening is now viral on social media. The incident in which 134 people died with search operation still underway for survivors, has drawn sharp criticism of the government for letting people use the bridge even thought it was yet to get the municipality's "fitness certificate".

The viral clip shows people holding onto the metal railings as the bridge began to sway seconds before it collapsed throwing people into the .

CCTV footage of moment before #Morbi bridge collapse. Deeply painful! pic.twitter.com/vtzuPvQ4B8
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The Morbi bridge is more than a century-old and had reopened five days ago after extensive repairs and renovation.

Eyewitnesses said there were several women and children on the British-era hanging bridge when it snapped. Apart from locals, people from nearby cities and villages had also come to the bridge on a holiday when it collapsed. Due to the Diwali vacation there was a rush of tourists on the Morbi bridge, a major tourist attraction, on Sunday.