Maharashtra: Worker injured after metal piece falls from under construction bridge in Thane

An 18-year-old worker was injured after a part of a metal railing of an under-construction bridge fell on him in Maharashtra's Thane district, a civic official said.

The bridge is being built at Kahrigaon toll post on Mumbai-Nashik highway and the incident took place at 3pm, said Thane Municipal Corporation's regional disaster management cell chief Avinash Sawant said.

The teen, identified as Deepak Brijia, is part of a contracting firm building the bridge. He is undergoing treatment at Kalwa civic hospital, he said.