India, Aug. 4 -- Nearly six months after narrowly escaping death in the Mulund Metro slab collapse incident, autorickshaw driver Rajkumar Yadav, 43, is still struggling to rebuild a life that changed in an instant.

On February 14, Rajkumar and two of his relatives were in his auto when a concrete parapet segment from the under-construction Metro Line 4 crashed onto the vehicle on LBS Marg in Mulund.

Trapped inside the mangled vehicle for nearly 30 minutes, Rajkumar suffered multiple serious injuries to the left side of his body and was admitted to the intensive care unit. One of his relatives, Ramdhani Yadav, died in the accident, while another, Mahendra Yadav, was seriously injured.

Six months later, Rajkumar's left hand has barely re...