The government had warned against over crowding on the bridge.
Nawada (Bihar): Two persons were killed and 24 others injured, when an 80-year-old road bridge caved in at Kadirganj Bazaar in Bihar's Nawada district on Tuesday, the police said.
Two jeeps, a bullock-cart loaded with foodgrains and a van carrying passengers, besides a motorcyclist fell down as the bridge over Nawada-Jamui road collapsed, killing two persons on the spot.
Of the injured, five were sent to Patna Medical College Hospital while others were being treated at a government hospital, the sources said.
Vehicular traffic on the route leading to Jharkhand from Jamui and Nawada came to a grinding halt after the collapse of the bridge, they said, adding cranes were engaged to clear the debris.
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