17 April,2023 10:54 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Representative Image. Pic/iStock
Five persons were killed after an iron hoarding collapsed in Pimpri Chinchwad township of Maharashtra's Pune district.
The incident occurred on a service road along the Mumbai-Pune highway in Ravet Kivale area. The iron hoarding collapsed due to strong winds, police said.
"Some people had taken shelter under the iron hoarding due to strong winds. Suddenly, the structure came crashing down on them, killing five persons and injuring two others," a police officer told PTI.
Also read: Maharashtra reports 505 new Covid-19 cases, active tally at 6,087
ALSO READ
Maharashtra: Nearly 50 leopards in Junnar to be sterilised
'Hand over another plot to man whose land was illegally acquired 60 yrs ago'
Shinde govt has no vision, people must oust it in assembly polls: Jayant Patil
Triptii Dimri visits Mount Mary Fair after Ganpati pandal hopping
‘IC-814’ actor Dibyendu Bhattacharya’s Paris Olympics-themed decor for Bappa
Five bodies have been recovered and a search operation is underway to find out if anybody is trapped under the hoarding. The injured persons have been rushed to a hospital.
More details are awaited.
