A 17-year-old first-year undergraduate student of SK Somaiya College, Deven V Jain, sustained severe injuries on Tueday after an iron rod flew from a nearby demolition site and struck him on the head. The incident occurred around 3.30 PM while he was walking towards the Vidyavihar railway station.

Demolition work

The accident occurred during ongoing road-widening work near the station, where civic workers were demolishing a shop. Construction is currently underway in the area for the Vidyavihar East-West flyover bridge.