The death toll in the hoarding collapse incident that occurred in Mumbai’s Ghatkopar area on May 13 has gone up to 17, with the death of a man at a civic-run hospital, officials said on Wednesday.
“Raju Sonawane (52), who had suffered injuries after the hoarding collapsed on a petrol pump in Chheda Nagar locality during gusty winds and unseasonal rains, died during treatment at the KEM Hospital on May 19,” a civic official said.
Earlier, the authorities had declared 16 persons, including a retired Air Traffic Control general manager and his wife, as dead. The collapse of the giant 120×120 feet hoarding had also left 75 persons injured.
“A day after the incident, the injured who needed to undergo neurosurgery were shifted to the KEM hospital,” the official said.
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