Thane: Six persons including four of a family were seriously injured when a loaded container crashed into the hutments situated on the Mumbra by-pass here this morning, officials from Disaster Control Cell of TMC said.

The incident took place near Siddharth Nagar colony on the by pass, and when one of the containers passing by applied sudden breaks to save a boy crossing the road following which the other container coming from behind rammed into it, Chief of Disaster Control Cell, Santosh Kadam said. Subsequently, the vehicle turned turtle and fell on the hutments injuring six persons including three children.