Maharashtra: Seating Structure Collapses During Bullock-Cart Race Amid Heavy Rains in Pune; One Killed, Three Injured
The incident took place on Sunday evening near Loni Kalbhor area, on the outskirts of Pune city, an official said. The race was organised around 4.30 pm and an iron structure was put up for spectators to sit and watch the event.
Pune, June 5: A 46-year-old man was killed and three others injured when an iron seating structure meant for spectators collapsed during a bullock-cart race amid heavy rains in Maharashtra's Pune district, police said on Monday.
The incident took place on Sunday evening near Loni Kalbhor area, on the outskirts of Pune city, an official said. The race was organised around 4.30 pm and an iron structure was put up for spectators to sit and watch the event. Delhi Building Roof Collapse: Four Labourers Injured After Roof of Under-Construction Structure Falls in Kirari Suleman Nagar.
As rains with strong gusts of wind hit the area, a part of the structure slid in the soil and collapsed, trapping four persons under it, the official said. Uttar Pradesh: Roof of Cold Storage Godown Collapses in Sambhal, Several Feared Trapped (Watch Video).
The injured persons were rushed to a hospital, where one of the victims identified as Balasaheb Koli died, he said.