Worker killed as concrete mixer truck overturns at metro site in Thane | Thane News

Three workers were in the truck. Two escaped. One worker died at the scene.

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old worker died when a concrete mixer truck overturned at a Metro construction site in Maharashtra’s Thane district on Wednesday night.
The incident occurred at 10:45pm in Penkarpada, Kashimira, officials said.
The truck, carrying three workers, toppled and fell into a pit. Two workers managed to jump to safety, but the third was tragically crushed beneath the truck and died.
Fire officials from the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation swiftly responded to the incident, deploying four fire engines. The rescue operation, which lasted until 3.30am on Thursday, successfully extricated the body.
The deceased’s body was sent for postmortem, and the police have registered a case of accidental death.
An investigation into the incident is ongoing, according to the Kashimira police station.