Pune: 5 dead as iron hoarding collapses in Pimpri Chinchwad township
Pune: Five people were killed and two others injured when an iron pile collapsed on a service road in Pune district’s Pimpri Chinchwad village on Monday due to strong winds, police said.
Among the dead are four women and one man.
People hid under the iron pile
The incident took place on a service road along the Mumbai-Pune Expressway in the Ravet Kivale area.
A police officer said, “Some people took shelter under an iron pile due to strong winds. Suddenly, the structure collapsed on them, killing five people and injuring two others.”
He said five bodies had been recovered and a search operation was underway to find out if anyone was trapped under the hoarding.
The injured persons were hospitalized.
