Samruddhi Expressway accident: Sub-contractors booked for not taking necessary precautions after crane collapse kills 17
The FIR was registered against the sub-contractors of Navayuga Engineering Company Limited and VSL Private Limited, the agencies hired to construct Package 16 of Samruddhi Expressway.
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According to the police, the FIR was registered against the sub-contractors of Navayuga Engineering Company Limited and VSL Private Limited, the agencies hired to construct Package 16 of Samruddhi Expressway. (File) The Shahapur police in Maharashtra’s Thane district Tuesday registered a First Information Report (FIR) against unknown subcontractors after 17 people, including workers and engineers, were killed after a crane collapsed during the construction of the third phase of the Samruddhi Mahamarg near the Sarlambe village after midnight.
According to the police, the FIR was registered against the sub-contractors of Navayuga Engineering Company Limited and VSL Private Limited, the agencies hired to construct Package 16 of Samruddhi Expressway, the 701-km highway between Mumbai and Nagpur.
A senior police officer said the FIR was registered under sections 304(A)(causing death due to negligence), 337 (causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others), 338 (causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others) and 34 (common intention) of the Indian Penal Code(IPC).
According to the FIR registered in Shahapur police station based on the complaint of Premprakash Ayodha, an injured worker, while launching the girder, it fell along with the gantry machine on the workers, engineers and supervisors at the site, and several died and a few workers sustained injuries.
“The subcontractors appointed by Navayuga Engineering and VSL did not take the necessary precautions for the safety of the workers and due to their negligence, the girder and the launcher fell, according to the FIR.
“We are trying to identify the contractors who were working on the ground for the girder launching and responsible for the safety of the workers and taking precautions while carrying out the girder launching activity,” an officer from Shahapur police station said.
The police said they are recording statements of eyewitnesses, workers and supervisors.
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had ordered an inquiry into the accident.
Soon after the accident, police teams, fire brigade, and the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were deployed for rescue operations and the injured workers were rushed to hospital.
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