India News | Mumbai: One Injured in Crane Accident at Under-construction Site
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A 23-year-old man escaped with minor injuries after a part of a crane broke at an under-construction site and fell on a few huts in Mumbai's Chembur on Wednesday, said an official.
Mumbai, Jun 7 (PTI) A 23-year-old man escaped with minor injuries after a part of a crane broke at an under-construction site and fell on a few huts in Mumbai's Chembur on Wednesday, said an official.
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The incident occurred at the site of Deserva building in Om Ganesh Nagar, Vashi Naka, around 3.45 pm, said the official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
A portion of the crane with a length of about 150 feet snapped at the high-rise building site and fell on two to three huts in the vicinity.
Quoting locals, an official from the Mumbai Fire Brigade said that five to six persons were injured in the incident.
However, officials from BMC-run Shatabdi Hospital at Govandi, which is close to the accident spot, claimed that only one person was admitted to the facility with minor injuries.
The injured person has been identified as Ashutosh Mishra and his condition is stable, they said.
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