Indian overpass collapse officials detained

Indian police have detained five officials of a company which was constructing an overpass that collapsed in Kolkata, killing at least 24 and injuring more than 80.

Indian overpass collapse officials detained

Rescuers who pulled out 67 people alive from the rubble were clearing the crumbled concrete and twisted metal rods a day after the collapse in the crowded area of the eastern Indian city.

There is no possibility of finding anyone else alive, according to SS Guleria, deputy inspector general of the India’s National Disaster Response Force.

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