Iron rod flies off Mumbai road project site, hits teen boy on head
On Tuesday, a 17-year-old student named Deven Jain suffered injuries when an iron rod from a Mumbai road project flew off and struck him on the head. Deven, a first-year student at Somaiya College, was passing by the project site in Vidyavihar when the incident happened. He was taken to the Rajawadi hospital in Ghatkopar, and his condition is reported as stable.
The road-widening project was ongoing at the time, and it seems that the civic authorities failed to provide necessary safety measures such as warning signs or safety barricades. BJP corporator Pravin Chheda has demanded strict legal action against the responsible officials and contractors for endangering Deven's life. Chheda accused the authorities of working carelessly on the busy main road.
Deven's father, Vinod Jain, shared that his son was with friends and a nephew at the time, returning home from college. The incident occurred around 3:50 pm on the station road near Vidyavihar East and Vidyavihar's R N Gandhi School.
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