Overview
- The facade collapse that struck the Vadodara Central Bus Station on Friday has left one person dead, with police reporting no other casualties.
- Officials said the fallen section was a plaster-of-Paris style decorative facade at the entrance rather than the building’s main structure.
- Police registered an accidental death case as forensic and engineering teams collected samples to determine the cause and assess any negligence.
- Bus movement shifted to a rear entrance to keep service running at the busy hub, which handles about 900 buses and 35,000 passengers each day.
- The terminal, built for Rs 114 crore under a public-private partnership in 2014, now faces scrutiny in a state already under pressure after a recent water tank collapse in Surat led to suspensions and payment halts.