MUMBAI, India - Part of a pedestrian bridge at a Mumbai train station collapsed Tuesday morning during heavy rains, and at least five people were injured.

A fire official said rescue work was in progress at Andheri station in Mumbai, India's financial capital. Officials said heavy rains were hampering rescue and relief operations.

Area train service was disrupted. Debris fell onto the tracks, but railroad spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said no trains were passing in the area at the time of the collapse around 7:30 a.m. He said authorities were assessing the damage and co-ordinating rescue work.

Police official Yaibhav Nigade said at least five people were injured and have been hospitalized. He said at least one person was still trapped in the debris.

The overhead pass connects eastern and western portions of the Andheri railways station, and the incident stranded hundreds of passengers during morning rush hour.

India today TV broadcast quoted an eyewitness saying that he heard shouts of someone at the bridge collapse site calling out to be saved. Another witness said some people were trapped under the concrete debris.

Aaj Tak television news channel says the bridge was more than 50 years old. Bhakar said incessant rains seemed to have caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in the collapse.

In a tweet, Goyal "directed officials to speed up repair work and rapidly restore traffic in close co-ordination with other departments."

Every day, millions of commuters use the sprawling train network in Mumbai and its suburbs.

Last year, at least 22 people died and 32 others suffered injuries in a stampede triggered by a rumour that a pedestrian overpass had collapsed after concrete chunks fell at another railway station. </s> MUMBAI, India (AP) — At least five people were injured on Tuesday when part of a pedestrian bridge at a Mumbai train station collapsed during morning rush hour amid heavy rains, officials said, as authorities struggled to restore the busy station.

The concrete slab fell onto empty train tracks, damaging part of the platform roof and high-tension electric wires. Rescuers were cutting through the concrete and iron of the fallen slab, while engineers were working to restore power and train services.

The continuing rains were hampering rescue and relief operations at the Andheri station in Mumbai, India's financial capital. The overpass connects the eastern and western portions of the Andheri railways station, and the collapse stranded passengers during the morning rush.

Railroad spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said no trains were passing in the area at the time of the collapse around 7:30 a.m. He said the incessant rains seemed to have caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in the collapse. Aaj Tak television news channel said the bridge was more than 50 years old.

Police official Yaibhav Nigade said at least five people who were walking on the bridge were injured and hospitalized. He said all the people trapped in the debris had been rescued, but that rescue teams using sniffer dogs were still searching the debris.

Nigade did not say how many people had been trapped.

India Today TV quoted an eyewitness saying he heard someone calling out to be saved. Another witness said some people were trapped under the concrete debris.

India's railway minister, Piyush Goyal, ordered an investigation. In a tweet, Goyal "directed officials to speed up repair work and rapidly restore traffic in close coordination with other departments."

Many streets and roads were waterlogged in Mumbai as monsoon rains continued lashing the city. Weather officials forecast heavy rains in the coming days.

Every day, millions of commuters use the sprawling train network in Mumbai and its suburbs.

Last year, at least 22 people died and 32 others suffered injuries in a stampede triggered by a rumor that a pedestrian overpass had collapsed after concrete chunks fell at another railway station. </s> MUMBAI, India — Part of a pedestrian bridge at a Mumbai train station collapsed Tuesday morning during heavy rains, and at least two people were reportedly injured.

A fire official said rescue work was in progress at Andheri station in Mumbai, India’s financial capital. Officials said heavy rains were hampering rescue and relief operations.

Area train service was disrupted. Debris fell onto the tracks, but railroad spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said no trains were passing in the area at the time of the collapse around 7:30 a.m. He said authorities were assessing the damage and co-ordinating rescue work.

India today TV broadcast quoted an eyewitness saying that he heard shouts of someone at the bridge collapse site calling out to be saved. Another witness said some people were trapped under the concrete debris.

Aaj Tak television news channel says the bridge was more than 50 years old. Bhakar said incessant rains seemed to have caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in the collapse.

Every day, millions of commuters use the sprawling train network in Mumbai and its suburbs.

Last year, at least 22 people died in a stampede triggered by a rumour that a pedestrian overpass had collapsed after concrete chunks fell at another railway station. </s> MUMBAI, India (AP) — Part of a pedestrian bridge at a Mumbai train station collapsed Tuesday morning during heavy rains, trapping at least one person and injuring five.

The concrete slab fell onto empty train tracks, damaging part of the platform roof and high-tension electric wires. Rescuers were cutting through the concrete and iron of the fallen slab, while engineers were working to restore power and train services.

The continuing rains were hampering rescue and relief operations at the Andheri station in Mumbai, India's financial capital. The overpass connects the eastern and western portions of the Andheri railways station, and the collapse stranded passengers during the morning rush.

Railroad spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said no trains were passing in the area at the time of the collapse around 7:30 a.m. He said the incessant rains seemed to have caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in the collapse. Aaj Tak television news channel says the bridge was more than 50 years old.

Police official Yaibhav Nigade said at least five people were injured and have been hospitalized. He said at least one person was still trapped in the debris.

India today TV broadcast quoted an eyewitness saying that he heard someone calling out to be saved. Another witness said some people were trapped under the concrete debris.

India's railway minister Piyush Goyal ordered an investigation. In a tweet, Goyal "directed officials to speed up repair work and rapidly restore traffic in close coordination with other departments."

Every day, millions of commuters use the sprawling train network in Mumbai and its suburbs.

Last year, at least 22 people died and 32 others suffered injuries in a stampede triggered by a rumor that a pedestrian overpass had collapsed after concrete chunks fell at another railway station. </s> MUMBAI, India (AP) — At least five people were injured Tuesday when part of a pedestrian bridge at a Mumbai train station collapsed during morning rush hour amid heavy rains, officials said, as authorities struggled to restore the busy station.

Hours after the incident, a platform at another rail station in Mumbai, India's financial capital, caught fire due to a short circuit, police said. No casualties were immediately reported.

In the first mishap, a concrete slab fell onto empty train tracks at the Andheri station, damaging part of the platform roof and high-tension electric wires. Rescuers cut through the concrete and iron of the fallen slab, while engineers worked to restore power and train services.

Continuing rains hampered rescue and relief operations. The overpass connects the eastern and western portions of the railway station, and the collapse stranded passengers during the morning rush.

Railroad spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said no trains were passing in the area at the time of the collapse. He said the incessant rains seemed to have caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in the collapse. Aaj Tak television news channel said the bridge was more than 50 years old.

However, a train driver said he saw a part of the bridge collapsing as he neared Andheri station and applied emergency brakes in to stop his train close to the site, the Press Trust of India news agency reported.

Driver Chandrashekhar B Sawant said he saved human lives as well as any damage to the train. India's Railways Minister Piyush Goyal announced a cash reward of 500,000 Indian rupees ($7,350) for him.

Police official Yaibhav Nigade said at least five people who were walking on the bridge were injured and hospitalized. He said all the people trapped in the debris had been rescued, but rescue teams using sniffer dogs were still searching the debris.

Nigade did not say how many people had been trapped.

India Today TV quoted an eyewitness saying he heard someone calling out to be saved.

Goyal ordered an investigation. In a tweet, Goyal "directed officials to speed up repair work and rapidly restore traffic in close coordination with other departments."

Many streets and roads were waterlogged in Mumbai as monsoon rains continued lashing the city. Weather officials forecast heavy rains in the coming days.

In the second incident, a short circuit caused a fire at a platform of another rail station, where maintenance work was ongoing. Indian broadcasters showed images of some people running for cover as the fire engulfed the platform.

Every day, millions of commuters use the sprawling train network in Mumbai and its suburbs.

Last year, at least 22 people died and 32 others suffered injuries in a stampede triggered by a rumor that a pedestrian overpass had collapsed after concrete chunks fell at another railway station. </s> MUMBAI, India (AP) — Part of a pedestrian bridge has collapsed at a Mumbai train station during heavy rains, and at least two people were reportedly injured.

A fire official says rescue work was in progress Tuesday morning at the Andheri station of the local train network in Mumbai, India's financial capital.

Debris fell onto train tracks, and area train service was disrupted.

Aaj Tak television news channel says the bridge was more than 50 years old.

Other details were not immediately available.

Every day, millions of commuters use the sprawling train network in Mumbai and its suburbs. </s> Part of a pedestrian bridge collapsed Tuesday morning at a Mumbai train station during heavy rains, and at least two people were reportedly injured.

A fire official said rescue work was in progress at the Andheri station of the local train network in Mumbai, India's financial capital.

Area train service was disrupted. Debris fell onto the tracks, but railroad spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said no trains were passing in the area at the time of the collapse around 7:30 a.m.

Aaj Tak television news channel says the bridge was more than 50 years old. Bhakar said the incessant rains seemed to have caused cracks in the bridge, resulting in the collapse.

Every day, millions of commuters use the sprawling train network in Mumbai and its suburbs. </s> Image copyright Prashant Nanaware Image caption The bridge collapse has disrupted train services

A railway bridge collapse due to heavy monsoon rains in India's financial capital Mumbai has stranded thousands of commuters in the city.

The collapse at Andheri station - one of the busiest of the city's western railway line - has also injured five people who have been sent to hospital.

Services on the western line have been partially disrupted with railway stations getting increasingly crowded.

Police have arrived at the scene and repair work has begun.

BBC Marathi's Janhavee Moole, who is at the scene, said the disruption to the rail service has caused severe congestion on the roads.

Image copyright Prashant Nanaware Image caption Traffic infrastructure has been severely affected, causing traffic jams

Chandrashekhar Sawant, a train driver who had been pulling into Andheri station in the morning, told BBC Marathi that he saw the bridge collapse at around 07:30 local time (0200 GMT). He had immediately pulled the emergency brake, prompting the train to grind to a halt just 200ft away from the wreckage.

Officials say his quick action potentially saved many lives.

Officials from India's National Disaster Response Force have arrived at the site and are monitoring the situation.

Image copyright BBC Marathi Image caption Local train driver Chandrashekhar Sawant helped save lives

Local trains are the transport lifeline for Mumbai's residents. With a population of 22 million, it is the world's fourth most populated city.

The city is no stranger to monsoon chaos and the city's largely creaky infrastructure is often heavily tested during this time of year.

Last year, a stampede on a footbridge at the city's Elphinstone station amid heavy rains left 22 people dead and injured more than 30.

Rains also caused severe flooding, stranding tens of thousands of residents as roads literally turned into rivers. A few days later, a residential building collapsed, killing more than 30 people. Heavy rains killed a further 20.

Mumbai's train system, according to a 2010 estimate by the World Bank, suffers from some of the most severe overcrowding in the world, carrying 4,500 passengers in trains with a rated capacity of just 1,700.

Image copyright Prashant Nanaware Image caption Mumbai is no stranger to monsoon chaos </s> Commuters stampede on a bridge near Mumbai's Elphinstone railway station, killing at least 22 people.

At least 22 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a stampede on a bridge near a railway station in India's financial hub of Mumbai.

The incident on Friday occured during morning rush hour amid a heavy downpour on a footbridge in Mumbai's Elphinstone station, which connects two of the city's major local lines.

TV footage showed injured people lying on the ground and locals attempting to revive them by pumping their chests. Officials said the death toll was likely to rise.

"There was chaos all around on the narrow bridge, people jumped over each other and many were seriously injured," police officer Sunil Deshmukh said.

Railways spokesman Ravinder Bhakar said a number of people had taken shelter near the train station to escape the heavy rain.

"A stampede-like situation developed. More than 30 people are injured," he told dpa news agency.

The stampede was triggered by falling concrete that hit the bridge railing, leading people in the crowd to surge forward to escape as they thought the bridge was collapsing, Mumbai police official Gansham Patel said.

Avinash Supe, dean of KEM Hospital, told AFP news agency there were 22 dead.

"There was a huge crowd on the FOB [foot overbridge]. Everybody tried to leave at once and it appeared one of them slipped and fell, triggering the stampede," Indian Railways spokesman Anil Saxena told reporters.

Tanaji Pawar, a spokesman for Mumbai's disaster management office, warned the death toll "is likely to go up".

"We put everybody who was injured in cars, police vans, and ambulances and tried to take them to the hospital as quickly as possible," one witness said. "There were three-four women who were badly injured. I don't know whether they survived."

Official figures say some 3,400 people died in 2016 either from falling off the trains or while crossing the tracks of what is the world's most overcrowded suburban rail network.
A pedestrian bridge collapses onto railway lines in Mumbai, injuring five. An approaching train is able to perform an emergency stop before colliding with the wreckage. Thousands of commuters are left stranded throughout the city.