{"id":87113,"date":"2021-02-25T21:18:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T15:48:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/?p=87113"},"modified":"2023-02-22T12:54:30","modified_gmt":"2023-02-22T07:24:30","slug":"video-of-flyover-collapse-in-2018-in-varanasi-shared-as-both-hyderabad-and-thane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-flyover-collapse-in-2018-in-varanasi-shared-as-both-hyderabad-and-thane\/","title":{"rendered":"Video of 2018 Varanasi flyover collapse viral again as recent incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A video showing a concrete beam collapsed over a line of cars is viral on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Alt News has received multiple requests on its WhatsApp helpline number to fact-check the clip.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-87113 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-flyover-collapse-in-2018-in-varanasi-shared-as-both-hyderabad-and-thane\/fl1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"957\" height=\"627\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FL1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FL1.jpg 957w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FL1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FL1-768x503.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 957px) 100vw, 957px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/video-of-flyover-collapse-in-2018-in-varanasi-shared-as-both-hyderabad-and-thane\/fl2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"966\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FL2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FL2.jpg 966w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FL2-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/FL2-768x489.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 966px) 100vw, 966px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The same video was viral in 2021 as well. Then, it was shared with the claim that it showed a collapsed flyover on the Balanagar-Jeedimetla route in Hyderabad.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Balanagar Jeedimetla route. Under construction FLYOVER collapse,&#8221; read the caption shared by the Facebook page, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/amaan3080\/posts\/196107025603747\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">&#8216;Style video&#8217;s vlog&#8217;<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Several other users shared the video.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Avoid Balanagar Jeedimetla route. Under construction FLYOVER collapsed! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d9ARxYqZNE\">pic.twitter.com\/d9ARxYqZNE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sohail Hasan (@SohailH45291882) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SohailH45291882\/status\/1364600371876831232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Back then, too, Alt News received verification requests for the video.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87208 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/9347540f-6aeb-414e-82bb-9daee3d37a65.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"713\" height=\"678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/9347540f-6aeb-414e-82bb-9daee3d37a65.jpg 713w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/9347540f-6aeb-414e-82bb-9daee3d37a65-300x285.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The same video has been shared with the claim that the incident took place in Maharashtra&#8217;s Thane.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Bridge Collapse in Thane ! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Cj2g3c9jqn\">pic.twitter.com\/Cj2g3c9jqn<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sugrive Meena IRS (@MeenasSugrive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MeenasSugrive\/status\/1364937884386676738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4>Fact Check<\/h4>\n<p>A simple reverse image search took us to news reports from 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Nineteen people were killed and several others were injured when two beams of an under-construction flyover collapsed near Varanasi railway station on May 15, 2018, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/varanasi\/varanasi-flyover-collapse-case-upbc-engineers-contractor-among-8-arrested\/articleshow\/65177179.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Times of India<\/a>. The crime branch of police arrested eight persons, including seven engineers of UP Bridge Corporation (UPBC) and a contractor. The report carried the same picture as the one that is now viral.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-87223 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/208048ec-f02b-42b5-b7cd-25820fb29285.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"682\" height=\"771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/208048ec-f02b-42b5-b7cd-25820fb29285.jpg 682w, https:\/\/www.altnews.in\/english-clone-2026\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2021\/02\/208048ec-f02b-42b5-b7cd-25820fb29285-265x300.jpg 265w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 682px) 100vw, 682px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority (HMDA) tweeted that the incident is not from the city.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Video in social media circulation does not pertain to balanagar flyover site <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oTfQ1dqqKt\">pic.twitter.com\/oTfQ1dqqKt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 HMDA (@HMDA_Gov) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HMDA_Gov\/status\/1364489069468651520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 24, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Thane police also tweeted in Marathi that the incident is not from the area.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-conversation=\"none\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"mr\">\u0938\u0926\u0930\u091a\u0940 \u0918\u091f\u0928\u093e \u0939\u093f \u0920\u093e\u0923\u094d\u092f\u093e\u0924\u0940\u0932 \u0928\u093e\u0939\u0940.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Thane City Police (@ThaneCityPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ThaneCityPolice\/status\/1364941692172865539?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 25, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Hence, a 2018 video from Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s Varanasi where a flyover collapsed and killed 19 people is being shared again. Earlier, the same video was shared as an incident in Hyderabad and Thane on social media.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A video showing a concrete beam collapsed over a line of cars is viral on social media. Alt News has received multiple requests on its WhatsApp helpline number to fact-check the clip. The same video was viral in 2021 as well. 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