Barely 2 Months After Ghatkopar Billboard Tragedy, Another Hoarding Collapses In Mumbai — Video

Three vehicles were crushed after hoarding collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Friday morning.

Three vehicles were crushed after hoarding collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Friday morning.

Source : ANI

Maharashtra News: A hoarding collapsed in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Friday morning. At least three vehicles were crushed due to the collapse. The exact size of the hoarding was not immediately known.

Kalyan Tehsildar Sachin Shejal said the hoarding came crashing down on three vehicles parked below it, as reported by news agency PTI. A team has been sent to the spot, and rescue operations were launched, he said. The possibility of anyone being trapped under the hoarding were ruled out by Shejal.

However, there are no reports of any injuries so far in the accident that occurred around 10.30 am at the busy Sahajanand Chowk in the Kalyan area.

#WATCH | Maharashtra: A wooden hoarding collapsed at Sahajanand Chowk of Kalyan in Thane at 10:18 am this morning. No casualties reported, 3 vehicles were damaged in the incident.

(Source: District Information Officer, Thane) pic.twitter.com/daMjcqFhOi

— ANI (@ANI) August 2, 2024

Eyewitnesses told news agency IANS that a huge hoarding erected at one corner of the road got uprooted and collapsed on the road, and a couple of cars and three to four two-wheelers were parked there.

The eyewitnesses included a shaken person who had just parked his car and stepped out barely a couple of minutes before the collapse took place.

The Kalyan Fire Brigade rushed to the spot along with the police to carry out a relief operation, and there are no details of any casualties in the mishap, even as a large crowd gathered and resulted in a traffic jam there.

A similar incident took place in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar suburb on May 13, when a massive hoarding weighing around 250 tons crashed on a petrol pump and some homes, claiming the lives of at least 17 people and leaving more than 80 people injured, plus crushing scores of big and small vehicles.