MUMBAI: A 21-year-old man was killed and another sustained serious injuries after a nearly 120-ft-tall tower crane collapsed at an under-construction building in the JP North residential complex in Mira Road East on Thursday night.Several cars and two-wheelers parked inside the housing complex were also damaged in the accident.The incident occurred around 8pm at a construction site adjacent to the JK Irish Society in the Ghodbunder area.The building under construction had reached the 11th floor when the tower crane suddenly came crashing down, triggering panic among workers and residents.According to police, the crane fell partly within the construction site and partly into the premises and parking area of the J.K. Irish Society, damaging several parked vehicles.Local residents rushed to the spot and helped rescue the injured before police, firefighters from the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation and other emergency responders arrived.The injured were shifted to a nearby hospital, where Mohammad Mujjammil Khokar, 21, succumbed to his injuries during treatment. The other injured person is undergoing treatment.“The exact cause of the crane collapse is yet to be ascertained. An investigation is underway,” said Rahulkumar Patil, senior inspector of Kashigaon police station.The accident created panic in the residential complex as a section of the crane crashed into the society’s parking area, damaging several four-wheelers and two-wheelers. Authorities are assessing the extent of the damage while further investigations are in progress.
