A major incident has come to light from Thane district. An accident occurred at Atgaon railway station on the Central Railway line while demolition work of the old ticket office and staircase was underway. During the work, a portion of the staircase suddenly collapsed, leading to the mishap. One labourer lost his life, while another was seriously injured. The injured labourer was immediately admitted to a government hospital for treatment.
According to information received, demolition work of the old ticket office at Central Railway’s Atgaon station was in progress. On Friday afternoon, a section of the adjoining staircase collapsed, trapping two labourers working at the site under the structure. Police initially managed to rescue one of the labourers. As he sustained a severe leg injury, he was shifted to Shahapur Sub-District Hospital for treatment.
The second labourer, however, was crushed under the collapsed portion of the staircase inside the ticket office and died on the spot. Eventually, with the help of a gas cutter, the police cut through the iron staircase and successfully retrieved the deceased labourer. His body has been sent to the sub-district hospital for post-mortem examination.