Thane:

A teenage boy died and six persons were injured on Saturday night after a cement mixer truck rammed into the compound wall of a building in Mumbra in Thane district and toppled, a civic official said.

Thane Municipal Corporation regional disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said the incident occurred at 8:30pm in Samrat Nagar.

“The driver of the cement mixer truck lost control after which the vehicle broke through the compound wall and overturned. Seven persons were injured, of which a 14-year-old boy identified as Naseer Sheikh died. The others have been hospitalised,” he said.

Relief operations were carried out by fire brigade personnel, he added.

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Thane:

The police in Maharashtra’s Thane have launched a hunt for six persons who allegedly booked a cab but fled with the vehicle after assaulting and robbing the driver, an official said on Thursday.

The incident took place on Wednesday when the complainant, who is associated with an app-based taxi service, got a booking from Badlapur to Thane. Six passengers boarded the car, said driver Abdul Sayyed Ren (38) in his complaint.

As the vehicle reached an isolated stretch near the Ulhas river, the six allegedly attacked the driver, snatched his mobile and cash and fled with the car. The police put the total robbery amount, including the value of the car, at Rs 8.11 lakh.

The Badlapur West police have registered a case under Indian Penal Code sections 395 (dacoity) and 397 (robbery, or dacoity, with attempt to cause death or grievous hurt), but no arrest has been made yet, the official added.

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