Indian Railways News => Topic started by Jitendar on Sep 04, 2012 - 20:00:18 PM


Title - Mumbai Metro accident: One killed, seven injured
Posted by : Jitendar on Sep 04, 2012 - 20:00:18 PM

Mumbai, Sep 4
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One person was killed and seven others were injured when a slab of a staircase of an under-construction Metro railway station collapsed here Tuesday, officials said.
The incident took place on Andheri-Ghatkopar Metro line in Andheri east late afternoon, officials said. The slab of a stairway being built for the Metro railway station came crashing down.
"One person is dead, while seven others who are injured are stable," Dr D. Bhuvan, AGM-operations and spokesperson for the Seven Hills hospital told IANS. The identity of the person who was killed in the accident is yet to be ascertained.
"Fire brigade and police teams are undertaking rescue operations. We are awaiting more details," an official from the city's civic disaster control room told IANS.
According to a witness, several people are feared to be trapped under the debris of the collapsed stairway.