Pillar framework collapses onto cab near Kopri bridge MMRDA fines contractor Rs 2 crore

An iron framework of a pillar for the Anandnagar-Saket elevated freeway extension tilted and collapsed onto a moving fleet cab near Kopri bridge on the Eastern Express Highway on Saturday afternoon.

Two people are feared to have suffered injuries in the incident.

The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority imposed a fine of Rs 2 crore on the contractor following the collapse in Thane.

Video from the scene shows construction workers climbing a large, curved metal rebar structure at a busy road intersection.

The incident affects commuters traveling toward Mumbai along the Eastern Express Highway in Thane near Kopri bridge.

Source: @richapintoi