Police question staff of company working on Thane-Bhiwandi-Kalyan Metro Line 5 project after falling rod injures man in autorickshaw
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The police are investigating the case to determine if there was any negligence on the part of the staff.
The police obtained details about Afcons, the civil contractor, and the general consultant Systra-CEG-Systra (India), who are responsible for supervisory work.
The police found in the preliminary investigation that the tie rod, part of a temporary support structure to a deck slab, was installed but gave way unexpectedly, crashing onto an autorickshaw and injuring the passenger on board.
After the incident, to prevent such occurrences in the future, MMRDA officials inspected the site and asked the contractor to implement safety measures.
Under Metro Line 5, the metro work is to be done from Thane to Bhiwandi under Phase 1. The work from Thane to Bhiwandi is about 90% complete. The Phase 2 work from Bhiwandi to Kalyan, and further on to Ambarnath, is yet to start.
After two days in hospital, Ali is said to be out of danger but is still to regain consciousness. The patient has been kept in the ICU, where his blood pressure, saturation level and sugar level are normal.
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