Mumbai: A red signal at a traffic junction near a foot overbridge (FOB), a major part of which caved in here Thursday evening, proved lucky for a large number of motorists who were waiting for it to turn green.
Without the red signal, the motorists would have passed under the ill-fated bridge near the CSMT railway station, a global heritage site, when a part of it came crashing at around 7.30 pm.
The bridge connected the bustling Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus railway station with the Azad Maidan Police Station.
A taxi driver, who was near the bridge when the tragedy struck, had a providential escape, though his vehicle suffered damage.
Vehicles behind him stopped in time, thereby avoiding a bigger tragedy.
At least five persons were killed and over 30 injured in the overbridge collapse, officials said.