Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Old Wall Collapses Outside CSMT, Damaging Vehicles
An old wall fell near a busy railway station in Mumbai on Tuesday evening.
It damaged a car and two motorcycles.
A truck carrying water bottles also tilted.
Luckily, nobody was hurt.
The wall had been left standing after a nearby building was demolished.
Officials said it became weaker over time.
Workers had moved away shortly before the wall fell to help with a train.
The incident raised concerns about old buildings in busy places.
Part of an old building wall collapsed near Platform 13 outside Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus on Tuesday evening.
The collapse damaged a car and two motorcycles and caused a truck carrying packaged drinking water to tilt.
No one was injured in the incident.
Officials said the wall was left standing after an adjacent building used as an IRCTC base kitchen was partly demolished, and it weakened over time.
The area is normally busy, but nearby workers had moved to attend to a Vande Bharat train shortly before the collapse.
- Who
- No one was injured; nearby workers had moved away shortly before the collapse.
- What
- A portion of an old building wall collapsed, damaging a car and two motorcycles and causing a water-bottle truck to tilt.
- When
- Tuesday evening; no calendar date is specified.
- Where
- Outside Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus, near the left side of Platform 13, Mumbai.
- Why
- Officials said the remaining wall had weakened over time after an adjacent building was partly demolished.
Safety concerns
Reported explanation
Condition of the remaining structure
Safety concerns
The collapse has raised concerns about old structures in a busy area outside a major railway station.
Reported explanation
Officials said the wall weakened over time after an adjacent building was demolished; the remaining structure was reportedly in poor condition and used as a storeroom.
- Incident
- Part of an old building wall collapsed.
- Location
- Near the left side of Platform 13 outside CSMT.
- Time
- Tuesday evening.
- Damage
- One car and two motorcycles were damaged; a packaged-water truck tilted.
- Injuries
- None reported.
- Reported cause
- The wall had been left standing after an adjacent building was partly demolished and weakened over time.
- Nearby activity
- Workers had moved toward a Vande Bharat train shortly before the collapse.