15 dead after girder launcher used for bridge construction collapses in Thane

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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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