Crane Collapse in Mumbai Injures 10, Disrupts Rail

Ten people, including a three-month-old baby, were injured early Friday morning when a hydraulic crane collapsed onto houses and a railway line in the Kurla East area of Mumbai. The incident occurred around 3 a.m. during preparations for demolition work at a construction site in Indira Nagar.

According to officials from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) and the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA), the crane was being positioned to lift a Poclain machine when it tilted and fell. The collapse caused part of the crane to strike high-tension railway overhead wires, several houses in Qureshi Nagar, a road in Samrat Ashok Nagar, and the compound wall of a MHADA building. Three to four parked vehicles were also crushed.

The injured were identified as Jagrulla Nabi Mohd Khan, 63; Ahemed Niyaz Ahemed, 3 months; Atikur Reman, 60; Hakum Sheikh, 36; Numan Khan, 21; Rehman Khan, 19; Suraj Gaur, 10; Akbar, 40; Raju Gaud, 35; and Aarti Gaud, 30. Eight of the victims were admitted to Sion Hospital, while two were taken to Bhabha Hospital in Kurla. Hospital authorities reported that all injured individuals are in stable condition.