Following the Pune bridge collapse tragedy, former Maharashtra minister Ravindra Chavan on Tuesday demanded a probe into why the construction of a new bridge over the Indrayani River in Pune did not commence, despite Rs 8 crore being sanctioned for it last year.

The BJP leader's remarks came two days after four persons died and 18 were injured in the collapse of a 35-year-old bridge on the Indrayani River in Pune's Maval tehsil.

As reported by PTI, the Pune bridge that collapsed on Sunday afternoon in the Kundamala area was built in 1993 and was not fit for use. People who gathered there ignored warning signboards, and more than 100 persons got onto the structure, officials earlier said.