Maharashtra: Barge hits pillar of bridge on Thane's Vitawa Creek; no one hurt

The barge was transporting three concrete-mixer trucks and a crane for construction, Thane civic officials said

A goods-laden barge dashed into a pillar of a pedestrian-only bridge on Vitawa Creek in Thane district of Maharashtra on Friday, though the structure did not suffer damage nor was anyone injured, a civic official said.

The incident took place at 3:30pm in the district's Kalwa area, Thane Municipal Corporation disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi told PTI.

The barge was transporting three concrete-mixer trucks and a crane for construction of a high tension electricity transmission structure, he said.

"The pillar and bridge did not suffer damage. No one was injured in the incident. A probe is underway," he added.

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