In a shocking incident, on Thursday 63-year-old prominent south Mumbai dentist, who was earlier injured in Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum (BDL) elevator crash on April 28, died at Masina Hospital.
According to Mumbai Mirror, Dr Arnavaz Havewalla (63) suffered a pelvic fracture in the incident in which her daughter Hera (28) was also injured. Dr Havewalla ran a clinic in Gamadia Colony Road in Tardeo. In the meanwhile, Hera continues to be under treatment at Masina Hospital. A statement was released by Masina Hospital said Dr Havewalla was admitted to the hospital with a severe pelvic fracture and injury to heels due to fall from a height and she succumbed to her injuries on Thursday.
BDL managing trustee Tasneem Mehta told the leading daily, “The vendor said that the emergency brakes didn’t engage. So it’s completely his fault. There was nothing that was in our control. We did everything we could to give her the best treatment. Our staff rushed her to the hospital and got her admitted to the ICU. I personally went to see her at the hospital. This is a very unfortunate incident.”
The people who were present during the incident have said that a cable attached to the elevator, that connects the museum’s ground floor to the first floor, snapped, sending it crashing down. Dr Arnavaz Havewalla’s daughter Hera has surffered multiple fratures to her left leg, she told the Mumbai Mirror, “I am still in a shock. I have lost my mom. I will take this up with the museum at an appropriate time.” The Byculla police have made no arrests so far in the case.
