Labourer killed, 2 others injured as dumper runs over them in Thane

A labourer was killed and two other persons were injured when a dumper ran over them at the Samruddhi Expressway construction site in Maharashtras Thane district police said on Tuesday reported news agency PTIThe incident took place at around 1130 pm on Sunday near the Washala bridge in Kasara area of the district they saidThe labourers working at the construction site were sleeping on a roadside when the dumper which was passing by from there ran over them an official from Kasara police station said reported PTIThe deceased has been identified as Ashok Jadhav 50 His 22yearold son and a woman aged 60 were injured in the incident the police said reported PTIAfter being alerted police reached the spot They sent the body to a government hospital for postmortem and rushed the injured persons to a local hospital where they were undergoing treatment the official said reported PTIAn FIR has been since registered against the dumper driver under relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code and the Motor Vehicles Act they said adding that no arrest has been made so farIn another incident police have registered a case against the driver of a dumper truck in connection with the death of its cleaner following an accident involving the vehicle in Maharashtras Navi Mumbai an official said on Monday reported PTIThe incident took place on May 23 evening when the accused was taking the vehicle for repairs the official from Panvel Town police station saidAt a road turning towards Kalamboli the driver heard a scratching sound from the wheels Upon checking he found a stone was stuck in one of the wheels and sought help of the 54yearold cleaner to remove it reported PTIWhile the cleaner was removing the stone from the wheel the accused allegedly moved the dumper crushing the former the official said reported PTIThe victim was badly injured and died on way to hospital he saidAfter being alerted the police reached the spot and sent the body to a local hospital for postmortem reported PTIBased on a complaint by a relative of the deceased the police on Sunday registered a case against the dumper driver under Indian Penal Code sections 304 A causing death by negligence 279 rash driving or riding on a public way 337 causing hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others and 338 causing grievous hurt by act endangering life or personal safety of others and provisions of the Motor Vehicles Act the official saidWith inputs from PTI