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Iron Barricade Falls on Mumbai Biker, Killing Him
A 54-year-old man named Wasim Haidar Rizvi was riding his motorcycle in Mumbai on Friday.
A large iron barricade being used for metro construction suddenly fell onto his motorcycle.
The accident happened on LBS Road near the Rossary Biotech building.
Rizvi was taken to Rajawadi Hospital.
Doctors there declared that he had died.
Police registered a case about the incident.
Investigators are trying to find out how the barricade fell.
Earlier accidents have also been reported at Mumbai metro construction sites.
Wasim Haidar Rizvi, 54, died after an approximately 6-by-8-foot iron barricade fell onto his Honda Unicorn motorcycle.
The incident occurred Friday on LBS Road near the Rossary Biotech building in Mumbai.
Rizvi, a plumber from Khadi Gaon in Ghatkopar West’s Ashok Nagar, was taken to Rajawadi Hospital.
Doctors at Rajawadi Hospital declared Rizvi dead after he was admitted for treatment.
Parksite Police registered a case as authorities investigate the circumstances of the fall amid earlier metro-construction safety incidents.
- Who
- Wasim Haidar Rizvi, a 54-year-old plumber, was killed.
- What
- An iron barricade used for metro construction fell onto his motorcycle.
- Where
- LBS Road near the Rossary Biotech building in Mumbai.
- When
- The incident occurred on Friday; the article does not provide a calendar date.
- Why
- The barricade was being used for ongoing metro construction, but the exact reason it fell remains under investigation.
Reported Safety Incident
Authority Disputed Earlier Incident
April metro-construction scare
Reported Safety Incident
A wooden plank was reportedly said to have fallen onto a car near the Mulund Metro construction stretch.
Authority Disputed Earlier Incident
The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority said construction material had fallen from the viaduct and that the incident was not corroborated at the site.
Key facts
- Victim
- Wasim Haidar Rizvi, 54
- Occupation
- Plumber
- Vehicle
- Honda Unicorn motorcycle
- Barricade size
- Approximately 6 by 8 feet
- Location
- LBS Road near the Rossary Biotech building, Mumbai
- Hospital
- Rajawadi Hospital
- Investigation
- Parksite Police registered a case
Sources
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