Many people are feared dead after a portion of an overpass under construction collapsed in a congested area of the eastern Indian city of Kolkata.

Police say many people are still trapped under the debris and efforts were underway to rescue those, according to police. "The condition is pathetic. At this moment no one has any clue how many people are trapped," said Raichand Mohta, a police officer at the scene. A Reuters news agency witness said paramedics had worked to free people from a minibus taxi that was crushed in the collapse that took place in the Girish Park area of Kolkata.

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