Mumbai: Large portion of road caves in, several vehicles trapped; no casualty

The official said eight to 10 two-wheelers and four-five four-wheelers were trapped under the debris.

Published - July 05, 2023 04:14 pm IST - Mumbai

Combo picture shows craters formed on roads in Jaipur (top-L), New Delhi (top-R), Ahmedabad (bottom-L) and Mumbai, owing to monsoon rains.

Combo picture shows craters formed on roads in Jaipur (top-L), New Delhi (top-R), Ahmedabad (bottom-L) and Mumbai, owing to monsoon rains. | Photo Credit: PTI

A huge portion of a road caved-in on Wednesday morning in Mumbai's Chunabhatti area, trapping several vehicles parked there, officials said.

There was no report of any casualty in the incident which took place at around 9 a.m., a fire brigade official said.

A civic official said the incident took place in Rahul Nagar close to the Eastern Express Highway in Chunabhatti area, where piling work was going on for a housing project of a construction company.

The official said as per information received from the fire brigade, a big portion of the land caved-in about 25 feet inside the huge excavated area dug for the building construction.

The official said eight to 10 two-wheelers and four-five four-wheelers were trapped under the debris.

A video of the incident went viral on social media, in which a white car was seen slipping down into the excavated area when the road caved-in.

Many other two-wheelers and four-wheelers which had already slipped down were also seen in the video.

Fire bridge, civic staff and police rushed to the spot and cordoned-off the area around the affected road, a fire official said.

There is no report of injury to anyone, the official said.

Last week, a road caved-in near Magathane Metro station area here.

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