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Kurla crane accident: 10 injured after hydraulic crane collapses onto railway overhead wires, huts in Qureshi Nagar slum
Updated On: 21 August, 2026 10:27 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
An MMRDA crane fell onto railway overhead equipment (OHE) between Kurla and Trombay early Friday, August 21, affecting a single railway line used mainly for goods trains. 10 people were injured, while regular passenger train services remained unaffected.Restoration work is underway

Two injured after MMRDA crane falls on railway overhead equipment (Pic/Special arrangement)
A hydraulic crane fell onto high-tension railway overhead wires in the Kurla-Trombay section during the early hours of Friday, August 21, leaving 10 people injured and damaging vehicles and structures in the vicinity.
According to Central Railway (CR), the incident has affected a single railway line primarily used for goods train movement. Regular passenger train services were not impacted.


