Navi Mumbai traffic constable run over by hydra crane, dies on duty
NAVI MUMBAI: A 42-year-old traffic constable while on duty at Mahape circle was hit a hydra crane and came under the front wheel causing his death. The incident took place on Thursday afternoon.
DCP (traffic) Tirupati Kakade informed that, the deceased traffic constable Ganesh Patil was attached to Mahape traffic unit. He was the younger sibling of journalist Rajendra Patil of a marathi daily newspaper.
On Thursday, Patil along with his colleagues was deployed at Mahape circle to streamline the vehicular traffic movement as there was severe traffic snarl.
It seems like the hydra crane's main hook block in front of the driver's cabin hit Patil, who he fell down and came under the moving crane's front wheel. However, we shall ascertain this by checking the CCTV camera footages."
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