Nine-year-old Mumbai girl crushed to death after concrete water tanker collapses in Nagpada

The incident took place at a construction site in Nagpada on Wednesday. PIC/SHADAB KHAN

A concrete water tank collapsed on a nine-year-old girl, resulting in her death, in Nagpada, Mumbai, on Wednesday afternoon.

Mumbai Police have registered an accidental death report (ADR) in this matter and have identified the victim as Afrin Shah. According to the police, a temporary water tank was built for the construction work of the solid waste management staff quarters by the Aashray Yojana Cell of the civic body in BMC Colony, Nagpada.

On Wednesday morning, the tank overflowed, and hours later, the pressure caused the tank to burst.

It collapsed around 12.30 pm, following which four injuries were reported.

The girl was taken to Nair Hospital, but was declared dead on arrival. The other three injured are undergoing treatment in Fauziya Hospital.

The injured have been identified as nine-year-old Miraj Khatun, Gulam Rasul, 32, and Najranabibi. The condition of all the injured is stable.