Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said a thorough investigation would be conducted into the collapse of a subway slab in Mumbai’s Mulund on Saturday that left one person dead and three others injured.
The probe will look into aspects of safety, precautions during construction etc. and action will be taken against those responsible for the incident, he said.
A security audit will be started immediately at all such places so that incidents of this nature can be prevented, the Chief Minister said on the sidelines of the event here.
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One person died and three others were injured after a girder bridge slab of the under-construction Metro Rail Line 4 collapsed onto several vehicles in Mumbai’s Mulund area this afternoon, police and civic officials said.
A parapet wall slab of a girder bridge fell near the Johnson and Johnson factory on the LBS Road shortly after noon on an autorickshaw and a Skoda car, both of which were badly damaged.
Line 4 is an under construction route from Wadala in south central Mumbai to neighboring Thane with a large section passing through the arterial LBS Road connecting areas like Vikhroli, Bhandup, Mulund etc.
“The accident in Mulund is very unfortunate. Our prayers are with the relatives of the deceased and injured. The medical expenses of the injured will be taken care of by the MMRDA and the state government,” Fadnavis said.
“An inquiry will be initiated as to whether due attention was paid to security aspects. Action will be taken against those responsible,” he said.