Dramatic footage shows a bridge collapsing into floodwater just months after it was constructed in Araria, Bihar.

Video from June 18 shows locals watching on as the structure plummeted into the fast-flowing Bakra river.

Locals are blaming the contractor and department that was responsible for building the bridge less than a year ago.

According to reports, the bridge cost $1,558,258 to build.

Dramatic footage shows bridge collapse before inauguration in Bihar 's Araria

A bridge on Bakra river collapsed in the Sikti block area of the Araria in Bihar and fell into the river. It was built at an expense of crores of rupees at Padkiya Ghat in the district.

A video of the collapse of the bridge has surfaced in which it can be heard that it has not even been a year of its construction. The locals alleged that the incident took place due to the negligence of the contractor and the department.

The expense into constructing the bridge was reportedly Rs 12 crore. It should be noted that three pillars of the Padariya bridge were swept away by the river, causing the bridge to collapse.