10 dead in India after car crash causes hotel collapse
At least 10 people were killed and dozens feared trapped in the rubble after a four-story hotel collapsed in Indore, India on Saturday, according to reports.
More than 24 people may be trapped in the rubble, according to the Times of India. According to a report by Channel News Asia, the decades-old structure collapsed after a driver lost control of his car and struck a pillar that was holding up the structure.
The State government has announced a compensation for the kin of the deceased, and the injured people. According to the Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan a compensation of INR 2 lakh (US $3,000) each, will be given to the families of the deceased and INR 50,000 ($767) each for those injured.
The government will also bear the expenses of the injured people, the official said.
Early morning visuals from #Indore building collapse site, the incident has claimed 10 lives. #MadhyaPradesh pic.twitter.com/rFOLYGMADO
— ANI (@ANI) April 1, 2018
The hotel was said to have been over 60 years old and had around 15 rooms.
The entire incident was also captured on a CCTV camera, and the video of which has gone viral. The CCTV footage, which is of a few seconds, shows the building collapsing and some vehicles getting trapped under the rubble.