A rally on the eve of <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/20-per-cent-mumbaikars-have-given-up-on-local-trains-23281055" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Ambedkar Jayanti</a> took a tragic turn when a cart being pulled by youths hit a pothole and a part of it touched a transformer in Virar on Thursday, said witnesses. Two youngsters died from electrocution, while five were hurt.. Even 24 hours after the tragedy, the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/20-per-cent-mumbaikars-have-given-up-on-local-trains-23281055" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">civic body</a> failed to attend to the pothole. The deceased have been identified as Sumeet Shivaji Sood, 28, and Rupesh Sharad Surve, 20.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/apr/Rupesh-Surve_e.jpg" alt="Rupesh S. Surve and Sumeet S. Sood" width="1280" height="720" /> Rupesh S. Surve and Sumeet S. Sood
&ldquo;It was a celebratory evening and close to 200 people had joined the rally in Virar East. Everything went smoothly until the rally ended. While returning, the cart hit a pothole and tilted, with a rod attached to it hitting the transformer at the spot. I got a severe electric shock and thought I had lost my hands,&rdquo; recalled Ashmit Kamble, who is among five people injured in the mishap.
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After pulling himself together, he saved three others. &ldquo;There was chaos. Everyone was screaming for help, so for a moment I forgot about my wounds and managed to help as many as I could. Later, others saw me injured and rushed me to a hospital,&rdquo; said Kamble, who sustained injuries to both his legs and the right hand. His mother Anita said, &ldquo;The incident took place around 10.30 pm and I learnt about it around 11 pm. I informed my elder son who rushed to the hospital.&rdquo;
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/apr/Virar-road_e.jpg" alt="The spot where the accident happened, in Virar East. Pics/Hanif Patel" width="1280" height="720" />The spot where the accident happened, in Virar East. Pics/Hanif Patel
Sources told mid-day that a group of youngsters were playing music on the cart. Those who were on the trolley remained unharmed as the surface was made of wood, they added. &ldquo;Three of the injured are at Kasturba hospital, while two others are at Nalasopara hospitals,&rdquo; said Virar East Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Ramchandra Deshmukh.
<img src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/apr/Virar-accident_e.jpg" alt="Ashmit Kamble undergoes treatment at hospital" width="1280" height="720" />Ashmit Kamble undergoes treatment at hospital
Three of the injured victims, Rahul Jagtap, 18, Umesh Kannaujia and Satyanarayan Pandit, 23, &ldquo;have received serious burns, their condition is said to be stable,&rdquo; said Deshmukh. &ldquo;The other two, Ashmit Kamble, 32, and Rohit Gaikwad, have received mild injuries,&rdquo; he added. &ldquo;Those who were pulling and pushing the metal cart got either severe electric jolts or serious burns,&rdquo; Deshmukh said. Senior Inspector Rajendra Kamble of Virar police station said, &ldquo;We are in the process of registering an accidental death report (ADR) in connection with the incident. Our further investigations are underway.&rdquo;
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