After three days of suffering, the Andheri bridge collapse victim Asmita Katkar (35) succumbed to her injuries at Cooper Hospital. According to doctors, her condition suddenly deteriorated on Saturday afternoon and she breathed her last at 6.30 pm. Her six-year-old son, Siddhesh, has been sent off to their native village.

On Tuesday, when the city received heavy showers, a part of the overhead bridge at Andheri station collapsed, injuring five people. Katkar, who was returning home after dropping her son to a school, got trapped under the debris and slipped into a vegetative state. She had severely injured her brain and developed multiple brain contusions. The medical superintendent Dr Rajesh Sukhdeve, Cooper Hospital, said, "We tried our best, but her condition was extremely critical. She passed away at 6.30 pm and her body has been sent for post-mortem which would be performed tonight," he said.