A 25-year-old man was killed and 10 others were injured on Friday after several people fell into a pit at an under-construction site in Mumbai's Bhandup (West), officials told news agency PTI.
The incident took place around 11.30 p.m.on Thursday near Metro Mall, close to Janata Market, where a Slum Rehabilitation Authority (SRA) project is underway.
Officials said the victims had been attending an event at the nearby Matoshri Marriage Hall and accidentally fell into a pit at the SRA construction site in the eastern suburb. Emergency teams from the Mumbai Fire Brigade, along with police, the 108 ambulance service and ward staff, reached the spot and launched a rescue operation, a civic official said.
A total of 11 persons, aged between 19 and 43, sustained injuries in the incident and were rushed to Criticare Hospital, Fortis Hospital and Agarwal Hospital in the area, the official told news agency PTI. One person identified as Bhalchandra Falle (25), was declared dead at Fortis, he said.
He said that two injured persons, identified as Shreyas Surve (25) and Harishankar Karva (43), are admitted to Criticare Hospital and Agarwal Hospital, respectively, and are in stable condition. The other injured persons were treated and discharged, he added.
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