Amit Shah expresses sadness over Thane accident, says NDRF teams engaged in relief, rescue work

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday expressed sadness over the death of several people in an accident in Maharashtra's Thane and said teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) are engaged in relief and rescue work.

As many as 17 workers were killed and three injured as a crane fell on a bridge slab during construction of the third phase of the Samruddhi Expressway in Thane district.

"The accident that occurred in Thane, Maharashtra, is very sad. NDRF teams are engaged in relief and rescue work along with the local administration.

"I express my deepest condolences to the families of those who lost their lives in this accident. May God give them the strength to bear this tragedy. I wish the injured a speedy recovery," Shah tweeted in Hindi.

महाराष्ट्र, ठाणे येथे घडलेली दुर्घटना अत्यंत दुःखद आहे. स्थानिक प्रशासनासह NDRF चे पथक मदत आणि बचाव कार्यात आहेत. या दुर्घटनेत ज्यांनी प्राण गमावले त्यांच्या कुटुंबियांप्रती मी मनापासून संवेदना व्यक्त करतो. ईश्वर त्यांना हे दु:ख सहन करण्याची शक्ती देवो. या अपघातातल्या जखमी लवकरात…

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) August 1, 2023

The accident occurred shortly after midnight on Tuesday near Sarlambe village in Shahapur tehsil, around 80 km from Mumbai, officials said.

The Samruddhi Mahamarg, named Hindu Hrudaysamrat Balasaheb Thackeray Maharashtra Samruddhi Mahamarg, is a 701-km-long expressway connecting Mumbai and Nagpur.