A fence installed on the roadside suddenly collapsed on a stationary mini truck in Pimpri Chinchwad area of Pune district in Maharashtra on Thursday as a result of strong winds. police he said, PTI reported.
No one was injured in the incident that occurred days after a giant fence collapsed in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area, killing 16 people and injuring 75 others.
“A 30×30 feet fence erected on the roadside at Jai Ganesh Samrajya chowk in Moshi area collapsed around 4.30 pm. It fell on a stationary tempo truck and a couple of two-wheelers. Fortunately, no injuries were reported as there was no one inside or in the vehicles,” said a Pimpri Chinchwad police officer, according to PTI.
A crane was pressed into service to remove the crashed iron structure, he said.
In the Mumbai incident that took place on Monday, a 120 x 120 feet fence fell on a petrol pump due to gusty winds and unseasonal rain, according to PTI.
Meanwhile, the death toll in the Ghatkopar hoarding collapse It reached 16 on Thursday after the bodies of a retired Mumbai airport ATC general manager and his wife were recovered from the rubble at the crash site. The rescue operation was called off on Thursday morning with no hope of finding survivors three days after the tragedy, officials said, according to PTI.
A 120ft x 120ft billboard, which officials say was installed illegally, collapsed on a petrol pump in the Chheda Nagar area of Ghatkopar suburb during a dust storm on Monday night, killing 16 people. and injuring 75 others.
Former Mumbai ATC general manager (GM) Manoj Chansoria (60) and his wife Anita (59) were missing since Monday night when they left in a car for Jabalpur in Madhya Pradesh from the ATC guest house in the west of Mumbai, according to the PTI. .
The bodies of a man and a woman were pulled from a car trapped under the collapsed fence shortly after midnight on Wednesday and the victims were later identified as Manoj Chansoria and his wife, they said.
(with PTI inputs)