The Bahaddarhat Flyover collapse occurred on 24 November 2012 when steel girders collapsed in the suburb of Bahaddarhat in Chittagong, Bangladesh, killing seventeen people. It was 7:30 pm local time (GMT +6), when suddenly three girders fell down from an flyover (overpass) during construction. The government of Bangladesh announced that sixteen people died at the scene and over fifty people were injured.
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Location
The collapsing of three girders from Flyover happened near about 20 meters distance of the Big City Clock in the centre of Bahaddarhat.
When and what happened
At evening, 7:30 pm, 24 Nov 2012, The girders collapsed down. A huge sound was created due to falling down of the girders. Panic ensued in the people who were around the place. People started running towards the place. They came forward to help the endangered people.
It was estimated that about 500 people were staying beneath these girders. Moreover, there were floating markets which were full of lots of clients.
Students dwelling around the Bahaddarhat area usually liked to gossip with their friends in front of "Bahaddar Bari Pukur Par" in the evening after finishing their tutorial classes in coaching. There was a place to sit where student found it more comfortable which was under those girders. In the evening of the incident people saw many students gossiping in that place.
Emergency rescue activation
When the incident took place at first people came forward to help those people who were trapped at that situation. But within 15 minutes the Fire brigade team rushed at that place. An uncertain silence shock came down at whole city. People started hawling in Bahaddar Bari as many of the dead people were from that area.
Loss of many lives
This tragic incident took away about 17 lives. The girders fell on those people and knocked down all of them. So many dead bodies were found unidentified. About 50 people were injured. Many people turned lame. The whole nation was struck at that terrible moment.