Gambhira bridge: In the early hours of

In the early hours of 8 July 2025, the decades-old Gambhira Bridge over the Mahisagar River near Mujpur village in Padra taluka collapsed without warning. Four vehicles—two trucks, a Bolero SUV, and a pickup van—plunged into the river, causing tragic casualties, as per Republic World. Gambhira Bridge Collapse: At least nine people were killed after four vehicles plunged into the Mahisagar river when a portion of a 40-year-old bridge collapsed, in Gujarat's Vadodara... How Vadodara bridge collapse was a disaster in making: Ignored warnings, tilting structure kills 13 in Gujarat The bridge , built in the mid-1980s, had long exceeded its safe operational life and ... The Gambhira Bridge is a concrete road bridge located in Padra, Vadodara district, Gujarat, India . Built in 1985, it spanned several hundreds of meters over the Mahi River, connecting Mujpur village in Padra taluka with Gambhira in Anand district.