Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): A major accident was narrowly avoided on Monday afternoon after a large section of the Bhopal-Vidisha eastern bypass near Kalyanpur Railway Overbridge suddenly caved in.

Fortunately, no casualties were reported as traffic was light at the time. The incident occurred around 12 noon near Bilkhiriya, when nearly 100 meters of the road, about 50 meters wide, collapsed to a depth of 20 feet.

Eyewitnesses said locals tried contacting police and National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) soon after the collapse, but received no response for nearly an hour. One police officer eventually reached the spot and alerted higher officials. The NHAI later clarified that the damaged section falls under Madhya Pradesh Road Development Corporation (MPRDC).

MPRDC officials said t

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