MUMBAI: Ten people, including a three-month-old infant, were injured after a hydraulic crane being positioned at a demolition site in Kurla tilted and fell early on Friday, damaging railway overhead equipment, nearby slum huts, an MHADA building compound wall and three to four vehicles parked inside the compound, officials said.The incident took place around 2.40am at Building No. 1 of Bhandari Metallurgy in Qureshi Nagar. The crane had been brought to the site for demolition work but its operations had not commenced, the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) said.According to MMRDA, the crane tilted while it was being positioned and fell towards an adjoining structure. The agency said the ground at the location was soft, which appeared to have affected the crane’s stability.Central Railway said part of the crane fell on the high-tension overhead wires on the single-line Kurla-Trombay section from the nearby MMRDA work site. The incident did not affect passenger train services as the section is primarily used for goods traffic. CR said the responsibility for the incident rests with MMRDA.Eight injured people were taken to Sion Hospital: Jagrulla Nabi Mohammed Khan, 63; Ahmed Niyaz Ahmed, three months; Atikur Reman, 60; Hakum Sheikh, 36; Numan Khan, 21; Rehman Khan, 19; Suraj Gaur, 10; and Akbar, 40. Two others, Raju Gaud, 35, and Aarti Gaud, 30, were taken to Kurla Bhabha Hospital.A total of 9 were treated in the outpatient departments and discharged, officials said. Jagrulla Nabi Mohammed Khan sustained injuries to his head and leg and is admitted to Sion Hospital. His condition is said to be stable.MMRDA said it had immediately mobilised machinery and manpower to remove the fallen crane and that the site had been secured. The agency said necessary precautionary measures were being taken and medical assistance was being provided to the injured.
