Three Killed, 10 Injured as Hoarding Frame Falls on Vehicles in Pune

Three Killed, 10 Injured as Hoarding Frame Falls on Vehicles in Pune

Three people were killed while 10 people sustained serious injuries when a huge hoarding with its Iron Frame fell on vehicles in Pune on Friday.

A 40 feet high hoarding was being installed in the Central Railways premises in the heart of the city. It was mounted with an iron frame that falls on the vehicles.

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Around 2 pm, the contractor was dismantling the hoarding. While dismantling it, the metal structure fell on the roadside on the auto-rickshaws and two-wheelers near a traffic signal. The huge structure collapsed on the vehicles killing 3 people on the spot and injuring 10 people.

The injured people were rushed to the nearby government hospital.

The deceased were identified as Shamrao Kasar (70); Shamrao Dhotre (48); and Shivaji Pardeshi (40).

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An FIR has been registered under relevant sections of the IPC, following which the police is looking into the matter.

In this accident, one moped, one-four-wheeler, and five autorickshaws were damaged.

-PTC NEWS