Tragic Incident: 17 Workers Killed as Samruddhi Expressway Crane Collapses in Maharashtra’s Thane

Tragic Incident: 17 Workers Killed as Samruddhi Expressway Crane Collapses in Maharashtra's Thane

At least 17 workers were killed as a girder machine fell on them during construction of the third phase of Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Monday late night, police said. The machine is a special-purpose mobile gantry crane used in bridge construction. Two National Disaster Response Force or NDRF teams are working at the site after the crane fell on the slab of a bridge in Shahapur tehsil of Thane district, news agency ANI reported. At least five are feared to be trapped inside the collapsed structure, the…

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