Mumbai: The newly elected Mumbai Mayor, Ritu Tawde, rushed to the Metro 4 slab collapse site in Mulund’s LBS Marg that killed one and left three others injured. Condemning the incident, the Mumbai Mayor called it a matter of “huge negligence.”
While speaking to the media, she added, "I want to speak with the MLA and understand exactly what has happened here...This is a huge negligence." The Mayor also added that she was informed that the parapet body was fitted yesterday itself and asked, "Did they follow the safety norms?"
The deceased has been identified as Ramdhan Yadav, according to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation. Other injured individuals have been identified as Rajkumar Indrajeet Yadav (45), who is in a critical condition, Mahendra Pratap Yadav (52), and Deepa Ruhiya (40), who are in stable conditions.
MMRDA also issued a high-level inquiry into the accident. In a post by MMRDA, it said, "A committee headed by Basavraj M. Bhadragond, Director (Metro PIU), MMRDA, has been formed to investigate the incident further."
Furthermore, it added that all medical expenses of the injured will be fully borne by the MMRDA. The authority also extended its condolences to the family of the deceased, stating that compensation will be provided to the next of kin as per MMRDA’s compensation policy.
Expressing grief over the fatal slab collapse incident, the Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis announced an ex-gratia of Rs 5 lakh for the deceased. The Chief Minister also ordered a probe into the incident, and said the state government would bear the medical expenses of the injured.
Videos from the crash site showed disturbing visuals of a crushed car and the autorickshaw buried under the slab. The rickshaw driver, seen in a bloodied condition, was pulled out from under the debris. All the injured were rushed to a nearby private hospital for treatment
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