Kurla Crane Collapse: 3-Month-Old Child Among 10 Injured After Machinery Falls On House, All Victims Stable

Mumbai witnessed a harrowing incident on Friday when a hydraulic crane belonging to the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) collapsed onto a house in Kurla's Qureshi Nagar. The tragedy resulted in ten people suffering injuries, with all victims currently stable and receiving treatment at nearby hospitals.

The incident occurred during the demolition work of an under-construction building, where the M/S Sunny Company was engaged in lifting a poclain machine to the top floor. As the crane was being positioned, part of it collapsed and fell onto several nearby structures, including slum huts, a road, a compound wall, and three to four vehicles.

According to the BMC Disaster Management Cell, the crane was a 3-month-old child among the injured. The eight other victims ranged in age from a 63-year-old man to a 10-year-old boy, all of whom are reportedly stable and receiving medical attention.

The MMRDA cited the soft and muddy ground at the site as the primary reason for the crane's instability, leading to the accident. The Central Railway confirmed that the machinery also came into contact with the overhead electric equipment of the Kurla-Trombay goods line, but passenger train services remained unaffected.

Emergency services, including fire brigade teams and police, were promptly deployed to the site, while MMRDA arranged additional machinery and manpower to remove the fallen crane and secure the area.