Excruciating pictures of Varanasi flyover tragedy

At least 15 people were killed and 11 critically injured when a huge slab of a flyover under-construction in Varanasi collapsed on vehicles.

Post Published By: DN Bureau

Updated : 16 May 2018, 3:50 PM IST

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