Uttar Pradesh: Toll In Greater Noida Lift Crash Rises As 4 More Succumb To Injuries

Greater Noida Lift Collapse: The incident occurred at an under-construction building of Amrapali Housing Society, where a lift crashed from the 14th floor.

The incident occurred at an under-construction building of Amrapali Housing Society in Greater Noida.

Source : PTI

In the latest development pertaining to the lift crash in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, four more people succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll to 8. The incident occurred at an under-construction building of Amrapali Housing Society in Greater Noida, where a lift crashed from the 14th floor, as per the news agency PTI. Earlier, four people were reported dead due to the incident.

Nodia Extension lift crash: Four more workers succumb to injuries, pushing death toll to 8, says official

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Following the incident, rescue operations began at the site. After receiving information of the lift collapse, police reached the spot and rushed the injured to hospital. Five people were in a critical condition. Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Manish Verma said an investigation has been launched into the incident.

The incident took place at the under construction site of Amrapali Dream Valley society around 8.30 am, Additional DCP (Central Noida) Rajeev Dixit told PTI. "The service lift fell from the 14th floor height," Dixit said.

10 People Named In FIR

An FIR has been registered against 10 named accused, including GMs of Girdhari Lal Constructions Harish Sharma, Rishabh Arora, Lovejeet, Vikas, Aditya Chandra and mechanical in charge Rahul, site in charge Devendra Sharma, Sunil, Shailendra, and other officials, ANI reported. FIR has been registered at Bisrakh Police Station u/s 304, 308, 337, 338, 287, 34 and Section 7 of Criminal Law (Amendment) Act 2013, it stated.

Maharashtra: Dombivli Building Collapse Toll Rises To 2, Search On For Survivors

The death toll in the Dombivli building collapse incident in Maharashtra's Thane district rose to two on Friday evening, Municipal Corporation officials said, as reported by the news agency ANI. Meanwhile, officials of the Thane Municipal Corporation said that the rescue and search operation is underway.

Earlier, one body was recovered after the three-storey building collapsed. The building's collapse occurred around 5:40 pm on Friday, leading to a search and rescue operation. The body of Suraj Birja Lodya (55) was retrieved from the rubble shortly after the incident.

According to news agency PTI, the residential building, which had previously been deemed "dangerous and dilapidated" by civic authorities, collapsed on Friday, killing a 55-year-old man. The ill-fated building, known as 'Adinarayan Bhuvan' and located in Ayre village within the Kalyan Dombivali Municipal Corporation (KDMC) limits, housed 44 tenements. Authorities began an evacuation process on Thursday after signs of structural instability became apparent.