On October 20, Mankhurd’s Shivaji Nagar witnessed an accident after a pillar from a flyover fell on the Jogeshwari-Mankhurd Link Road No. 4. Fortunately, no casualties were reported during the fateful incident that took place on Saturday. However, a car and a police two-wheeler were damaged which caused a huge disruption on the road.
The flyover was being built to connect Mankhurd and Jogeshwari through the Jogeshwari-Mankhurd Link Road. Recently, some construction work was going on and suddenly a container driver rammed into a nearby iron pillar. Consequently, the iron pillar fell on the car and the police bike which resulted in a damage.
No casualties were reported as no one was near the damaged vehicles. Zone-6 Police Commissioner Shahaji Umap stated that Mankhurd Police has already filed a case against the container driver and arrested him for being responsible for the accident.