13 May,2024 09:16 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
Mumbai on Monday witnessed strong winds. Pic/Nimesh Dave
A man, an auto rickshaw driver was critically injured after a coconut tree fell on his vehicle due to gusty winds amid rains in Mumbai on Monday, the police said. reported the PTI.
According to the news agency, the tree fell on the auto rickshaw at Meghwadi Naka in the western suburb of Jogeshwari.
The police said that the locals rushed the driver who was identified as Hayat Khan, to a nearby hospital.
His condition is said to be serious, an official said.
Ghatkopar hoarding collapse: NDRF deploys team for rescue and relief operations
Meanwhile, atleast three people died and 59 people injured after a hoarding in Ghatkopar collapsed in Mumbai rains and winds on Monday, an official said.
The National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) on Monday deployed a team for rescue and relief operations after a huge hoarding collapsed in Ghatkopar.
The NDRF said, "One team of NDRF officials was deployed at Ghatkopar for operations. A total number 67 people have been rescued so far."
The civic body said that 59 people have been injured in the incident who have been shifted to hospital for treatment. Three people were declared brought dead by the doctors.
An Advertising hoarding along the roadside had collapsed on nearby houses and petrol pump thereby more than 100 people were likely to be trapped, the BMC said.
The Mumbai Fire Brigade declared the incident as a 'Level II' call at 1658 hrs and Level III at 1825 hrs.
A shed at a petrol pump in Ghatkopar suddenly collapsed after a huge hoarding fell on it amid dust storm and rains in Mumbai, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) said on Monday.
The civic body said that a distressing incident took place at the Petrol Pump in Police Ground at the busy Eastern Express Highway in Ghatkopar East, as a shed collapsed. In the incident several people were trapped beneath the debris and their rescue operation was underway.
The officials said that a major mishap took place at the BPCL petrol pump, opposite Adani project in Pantnagar area of Ghatkopar.
Those injured are being treated by a team of doctors.
(with PTI inputs)
