At least 16 workers were killed and several others were thought trapped after a crane fell during the construction of a bridge in the western Indian state of Maharashtra, According to reports.
According to a senior official with the National Disaster Response Force, Mohsen Shahidi, rescue teams were working to remove bodies and at least 16 people were believed to be dead.
Rescue workers searched for survivors after a crane collapsed at the construction of a bridge in Thane district in the western state of Maharashtra, India,
In a post shared on X social media, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office said in a post that he was “Pained by the tragic mishap in Shahapur, Maharashtra. My deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives.”
Modi’s office announced relief assistance of 200,000 rupees ($2,430) for the families of the deceased and 50,000 rupees ($608) for the injured.
