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At least 15 people died and 3 were injured after the girder launcher machine, used in the construction of Phase III of the Samruddhi Express Highway, collapsed in Thane..
A bridge construction was underway near Sarlambe village in Thane, when the accident happened..
The crane and slab connecting the girder machine fell from a height of 100 feet, resulting in a major accident..
The machine is used to install precast box girders in highway and high-speed rail bridge construction projects...
The Samruddhi Mahamarg, named Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, is a 701-km-long expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur...
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Samruddhi Expressway crane collapses in Maharashtra's Thane, 15 workers killed
01, Aug, 23At least 14 workers were killed as a girder machine fell on them during construction of the third phase of Samruddhi Expressway in Maharashtra’s Thane district. | Latest News India