Two injured remain in ICU after Mumbai Metro slab collapse in Mulund

The section of the structure from where the slab collapsed onto vehicles below. Pics/Madhulika Ram Kavattur

A day after the Mulund Metro construction accident, two of the injured victims remain in the ICU at Upasani Hospital but are stable, police said. One victim, sitting in the rickshaw, died on the spot when a concrete slab from the under-construction Metro Line Green fell onto vehicles below.

People gather near damaged vehicle. Pic/PTI

Sarpanch's kin demands justice

A relative of the deceased, said, "He had come from Uttar Pradesh on family business and was travelling for this purpose when the slab collapsed on him. We want compensation because this tragedy happened due to negligence."

The concrete slab that crushed an auto and Skoda car from the under-construction Metro line in Mulund

Victims

>> RamdhaniYadav, 49 - died on the spot
>> Rajkumar Indrajit Yadav, 45 - ICU
>> Mahendra Pratap Yadav, 52 - ICU
>> Deepa Rahul Ruia, 42 - discharged Feb 14

Official response

mid-day contacted MMRDA on additional safety measures, but no response was received by press time.

Fear on the roads

Auto drivers in the area say the incident has shaken their confidence. "If such negligence can happen, how do we drive without fear?" said a local auto driver who knew the victim.

Feb 14
Day the incident occurred