Steel structure falls in ggm underpass, damages car
Gurugram, Oct. 25 -- A steel fabrication structure fell on a car passing through an underpass near a prominent hospital in Sector 38 on Friday, commuters and officials said.
The incident took place at approximately 9.27am when the skeletal frame fell from the roof of the underpass with empty spaces, said a motorist whose vehicle was damaged.
Indrajith Nair, who works at a logistics company, said that a loud bang was heard while moving out of the Tau Devi Lal Stadium-Medicity underpass in Sector 38, towards the Delhi-Gurugram-Jaipur expressway (NH 48) on Friday morning.
"While I was trying to gauge what had happened, a motorist passing by flashed the dipper from his car. Someone pointed out a deep dent on the left door of my car," Nair said.
Notably, the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) had enforced a speed limit of 30km/hour in November 2023 to prevent accidents due to overspeeding on the 500-metre-long stretch. "However, motorists rarely follow the traffic norms - further risking the lives of others," added Nair.
NHAI official said that no repair work was currently ordered on the underpass....
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