{
  "id": 15003218,
  "title": "Pillion Rider Injured After Motorcycle Skids Near Metro Line 12 Site; MMRDA Denies Falling Iron Rod Claims",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/16/pillion-rider-injured-after-motorcycle-skids-near-metro-line-12-site",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-16T17:15:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/pillion-rider-injured-after-motorcycle-skids-near-metro-line-12-site-mmrda-denies-falling-iron-rod-claims"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On September 9th, a motorcyclist and his passenger were injured after the bike skidded on fine sand near Sarvoday Garden in Kalyan West. The injured passenger, Abdul Haque, suffered a head injury. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has stated that claims of an iron rod falling from the Metro Line 12 construction site causing the accident are false. Both riders told police at Mahatma Phule Chowk that the bike skidded due to the sand, and neither Haque nor the driver reported any falling materials from the Metro construction. After the incident, Metro personnel transported Haque to Meera Hospital, where he was later moved to Fortis Hospital in Kalyan for further examination. Medical tests revealed no abnormalities, and Haque was declared stable. The MMRDA noted that Haque was under observation in an ICU as a precaution. For updates on property deals in Mumbai and nearby areas, visit https://budgetproperties.in/.",
  "summary": "A motorcycle skidded on a stretch covered with fine sand near Sarvoday Garden in Kalyan West leaving a pillion rider with a head injury. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has maintained that reports attributing the incident to an iron rod falling from the Metro Line 12 construction site were incorrect. Motorcycle Skids On Sand According to signed statements recorded at…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}