Gujarat has witnessed numerous tragic incidents of bridge collapse over the last decade or so. Many people were killed, and the state government of the day promised to take measures so that such incidents would not take place again, but in vain.
Omkar worked at the state-run hospital, Sir JJ Hospital in Mumbai. He was last seen by a motorist on the bridge, who then alerted the police control room.
"All passengers are safe, and the aircraft returned safely after suffering a bird strike shortly after takeoff,"said Krishna Mohan Nehra, Patna Airport director