2016 Kolkata flyover collapse

2016 Kolkata flyover collapse
Kolkata flyover collapse location
Date31 March 2016 (2016-03-31)
LocationGirish Park, Kolkata, India
Coordinates22°35′11″N 88°21′30″E / 22.586367°N 88.358256°E / 22.586367; 88.358256
Deaths27
Non-fatal injuries80

On 31 March 2016, a 150 m (490 ft) steel span of the under-construction Vivekananda Road flyover in the Girish Park neighbourhood of Kolkata, India, collapsed. 27 people died and 80 more were injured in the accident.