Maharashtra: Barge hits pillar of bridge on Thane`s Vitawa Creek; no one hurt
The barge was transporting three concrete-mixer trucks and a crane for construction, Thane civic officials said
Amritpal Singh Sanhotra 
A goods-laden barge dashed into a pillar of a pedestrian-only bridge on Vitawa Creek in Thane district of Maharashtra on Friday, though the structure did not suffer damage nor was anyone injured, a civic official said.
The incident took place at 3:30pm in the district`s Kalwa area, Thane Municipal Corporation disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi told PTI.
The barge was transporting three concrete-mixer trucks and a crane for construction of a high tension electricity transmission structure, he said.
"The pillar and bridge did not suffer damage. No one was injured in the incident. A probe is underway," he added.
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