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Cement Slab Injures Passerby Along Mumbai Metro Line 9
A cement slab fell from a metro construction site in Kashimira on Sunday.
It hit a 23-year-old man named Shadab.
He was walking underneath the elevated metro track.
The injury to his head was serious.
People nearby said he lay beside the road for almost an hour.
Parked vehicles made him difficult for motorists to see.
He was eventually taken to Wockhardt Hospital in an autorickshaw.
This was reported as the third accident near Mumbai metro corridors in 10 days.
Metro Line 9 is partly open, while three more stations are expected to open by December.
A cement slab fell from an under-construction stretch of Metro Line 9 in Kashimira on Sunday.
The slab struck 23-year-old Shadab while he was walking beneath the elevated corridor.
Shadab suffered a serious head injury and was taken to Wockhardt Hospital.
Locals said he remained largely hidden beside the road for nearly an hour before being noticed.
The incident was the third metro-related accident in Mumbai within 10 days, according to the report.
- Who
- A 23-year-old passerby named Shadab was injured.
- What
- A cement slab fell from an under-construction metro corridor and struck him.
- Where
- Kashimira in Mira Bhayandar, beneath Metro Line 9’s elevated corridor.
- When
- The incident occurred on Sunday; it was reported after two other metro-corridor accidents in the previous 10 days.
- Why
- The articles do not state why the cement slab fell.
Key facts
- Victim
- Shadab, 23
- Injury
- Serious head injury
- Incident location
- Kashimira, Mira Bhayandar
- Metro line
- Metro Line 9, connecting Dahisar with Mira Bhayandar
- Medical care
- Wockhardt Hospital
- Line status
- Operational up to Kashigaon
- Expected expansion
- Three remaining stations are expected to open by December
- Reported accident count
- Third metro-related accident in 10 days
Sources
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