Pune Tragedy: Husband, Wife Dies After Wall Collapses at Construction Site in Pimpri-Chinchwad

Husband-wife working at the site died after the construction wall collapsed at the site in Pimpri-Chinchwad. This incident occurred on Saturday, March 14, 2026 at the Jyotiba Nagar area of Talwade in Pune, where around 16 construction labourers were working. According to the officials, JCB machine hit the a newly constructed wall and, five workers got trapped under the debris. Two labourers who died in this identified as Sachin Shankar Rathod and his wife Komal Sachin Rathod, died on the spot due to severe injuries.

Accorrding to ANI, Sadashiv Agale, Owner of Induction thermal treatment company had given contract to Deepak Devaji Jadhav for constriction of brick wall compound on open plot of his company and Sachin Shankar Rathod, his wife, Komal Sachin Rathod, Manohar Bhiku Chavan, his wife Geeta Manohar Chavhan and two other labourers from the labour checkpoint. In this incident  Manohar Bhiku Chavan and his wife are slightly injured and have been admitted to Unicare Hospital in Dehugaon.

Meanwhile, the bodies of both the deceased have been sent to YCM Hospital for autopsy and further procedure. Geeta Chavhan, an eyewitness told Ani that, "While we were working inside the pit plastering the wall, the JCB came to collect mud, and because of the JCB's impact, the wall collapsed upon us. One labourer was standing outside. Two labourers died on the spot because of serious injuries. My husband and I were injured in this incident. The workers working inside the company came to rescue us and took us out. Both the husband and wife died on the spot while I saw them".