Big B, Sachin, Arbaaz Pray For Injured in Mumbai Bridge Collapse

Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sachin Tendulkar condole the Mumbai footover bridge collapse.

Following the tragic incident where a footover bridge near Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) collapsed, killing at least six and injuring over 30, celebrities across the Indian film industry and sports industry took to social media to express their grievances.

Connecting the CSMT's suburban platform No1 with the B T Lane near The Times of India Building and the Anjuman-e-Islam School, the footover bridge was used by thousands of daily suburban commuters rushing to catch the local trains on Central Railway and the Harbour Line. While the Mumbai Police registered cases of negligence against BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and Indian Railway officials, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced Rs 5 lakh ex gratia each to the kin of deceased and Rs 50,000 to the injured, besides a high-level probe into the incident.

Condoling the deaths of the six victims, celebrities like Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sachin Tendulkar, Vivek Oberoi and Taapsee Pannu shared their prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured.

T 3118 - In grief and in silent prayer .. !! Mumbai city

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 14, 2019

T 3119 - So much distress and discomfort in the happenings around .. the mind not sane enough to express anything !
My Father's words come to mind :

"वो किसे दोषी बताए ,
और किसको दुःख सुनाए
जब की मिट्टी साथ मिट्टी के करे अन्याय " ~ HRB

— Amitabh Bachchan (@SrBachchan) March 15, 2019

Tragedy- this time in the heart of Mumbai! The foot overbridge at the CST suddenly collapsed killing 5 people & injuring at least 36. I pray for those who have lost their lives & for those now in hospital for treatment🙏

— Hema Malini (@dreamgirlhema) March 14, 2019

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Distressed at the news of the fall of part of the overbridge at CST. Praying for the injured.
Commuter safety needs attention and hoping that authorities act to prevent such incidents.

— Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) March 14, 2019

This hurts..... https://t.co/GlI30fyqlp

— taapsee pannu (@taapsee) March 15, 2019

Extremely Tragic, deeply saddened by the loss of many lives. My heartfelt condolences to the families who lost their loved ones and prayers for the speedy recovery of the injured. #MumbaiBridgeCollapse

— yuvraj singh (@YUVSTRONG12) March 14, 2019

#MumbaiBridgeCollapse Extremely saddened by the bridge collapse incident at CST. Tragic and unnecessary loss of innocent lives. Prayers with the victims and injured and heartfelt condolences to their families 😔

— Arbaaz Khan (@arbaazSkhan) March 15, 2019

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What a horrible tragedy.. so sad to know that many have lost lives. My deepest condolences to the families who lost their loved ones & prayers for the injured. This #MumbaiBridgeCollapse should have been avoided. This negligence is unpardonable.

— Riteish Deshmukh (@Riteishd) March 14, 2019

Perturbed to hear about the #MumbaiBridgeCollapse. So disturbing to see images and videos of the scene. Prayers for the victims and their families🙏

— Vivek Anand Oberoi (@vivekoberoi) March 14, 2019

Deeply saddened by the bridge collapse incident at CST. Praying for all those who have lost their lives or have been injured.

— Ajinkya Rahane (@ajinkyarahane88) March 14, 2019