16 people were killed and dozens more are feared trapped
after a pillar of a flyover under construction crashed in Varanasi on May 15. A bus and half a dozen vehicles were also crushed by falling debris. The national disaster response force (NDRF) has launched a rescue operation at the site. NDRF inspector Neeraj Kumar said the toll is likely to rise.Eyewitness said that the pillar of the flyover collapsed suddenly and people passing by came under its debris. Few vehicles which were parked or passing by the under construction flyover came under it.