two vendors killed after balcony falls on them
Ghaziabad, June 20 -- Two street vendors died after getting injured by a heap of debris from an extended balcony that fell off from a third floor flat of a residential building in DLF Colony in Ghaziabad's Shalimar Garden. The police said that one of the vendors died soon after the incident, while the other succumbed to injuries on Thursday morning.
The incident happened around 10.30pm on Wednesday when the two were selling vegetables in their carts on a road below the building..
"The debris of the collapsed balcony boundary fell on the two street vendors, and one died soon after being rushed to a hospital in Ghaziabad," Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) of Shalimar Garden Circle, Atul Kumar Singh said.
"The other was rushed to a hospital in Delhi for treatment and succumbed to his injuries on Thursday," the ACP added further.
The police identified the first deceased as 60-year-old Mohammad Saleem, a resident of nearby Shaheed Nagar in Ghaziabad and the second deceased was identified as 60-year-old Mohammad Ayyub, a resident of New Mustafabad in Delhi.
The balcony structure was weak and in a dilapidated state, which probably led to the collapse, said police.
"So far, none of the family members of the two deceased have registered any formal complaint," said Station House Officer (SHO) of Shalimar Garden, Brijesh Kumar.
"If they do file a complaint, we will register an FIR," he said....
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