Crane collapse kills 17 workers in India's Maharashtra state

Record ID: 1736363

  • Title: Crane collapse kills 17 workers in India's Maharashtra state
  • Date: 1st August 2023
  • Summary: THANE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA (AUGUST 1, 2023) (ANI - No use India) UNFINISHED BRIDGE AT CONSTRUCTION SITE WHERE CRANE COLLAPSED / COLLAPSED CRANE ON GROUND, RESCUERS WORKING RESCUERS STANDING ON TOP OF COLLAPSED CRANE POLICE VEHICLE ARRIVING RESCUE DOG AND RESCUER COLLAPSED CRANE RESCUERS CARRYING BODY BAG COLLAPSED CRANE / RESCUERS CARRYING BODY BAG INTO AMBULANCE RESCUERS PUTTING BODY BAG INTO AMBULANCE (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) EYEWITNESS, SANT LAL, SAYING: “We were working over there and saw it (the crane) falling. We stopped working and rushed down.” PARTS OF COLLAPSED CRANE ON UNFINISHED BRIDGE RESCUERS AT THE SITE OF COLLAPSED CRANE BRIDGE PILLAR / RESCUERS GATHERED RESCUERS GATHERED RESCUERS CARRYING BODY BAG ON STRETCHER (SOUNDBITE) (Hindi) SHAHAPUR LEGISLATOR, DAULAT DARODA, SAYING: "There were 27 workers were at the site, 17 of them have died in this (accident)." DEBRIS ON GROUND RESCUERS GATHERED
  • Embargoed: 15th August 2023 06:59
  • Keywords: accident collapse construction crane deaths disaster india maharashtra
  • Location: THANE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
  • City: THANE, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
  • Country: India
  • Topics: Asia / Pacific,Disaster/Accidents
  • Reuters ID: LVA001135401082023RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: At least 17 workers were killed and several others were feared trapped after a crane collapsed during the construction of a bridge on Monday (July 31) evening in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, officials said.
    Footage carried by local television showed mangled remains of the crane sprawled on the ground between pillars of the bridge near the Shahapur area, about 50 miles (80 km) from the state capital Mumbai.
    According to eyewitness account, the collapse happened at around 11 P.M. local time (1730 GMT) on Monday evening.
    "There were 27 workers were at the site, 17 of them have died in this (accident),” local Shahapur legislator Daulat Daroda told media during a visit to the accident site on Tuesday (August 1).
    Modi's office announced relief assistance of 200,000 rupees ($2,430) for the families of the deceased and 50,000 rupees ($608) for the injured.
  • Copyright Holder: ANI (India)
  • Copyright Notice: (c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2023. Open For Restrictions - http://about.reuters.com/fulllegal.asp
  • Usage Terms/Restrictions: None
Register