India, March 18 -- A 50-year-old woman was killed after a decades-old iron foot overbridge collapsed into a drain in north Delhi's Roop Nagar on Tuesday morning. The incident prompted the Government to order an inquiry and a city-wide safety audit of similar structures.

The collapse occurred around 9.28 am near Block-3, close to a Mother Dairy booth, when the 60-foot steel truss bridge suddenly gave way. Police, fire services, and National Disaster Response Force teams rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation.

During the search, the body of the woman was recovered from the drain beneath the debris. She was taken to a hospital but was declared dead on arrival. Officials said she is believed to be a destitute woman who used to s...