Two Class XII students were electrocuted after stepping into rainwater under LP Bridge on the Sion–Panvel Highway in Nerul on Wednesday. The water is suspected to have become electrically charged due to a damaged streetlight cable. Both students were rescued by a traffic officer and autorickshaw driver and are now stable after treatment at a private hospital.
Navi Mumbai: Two Class XII students suffered electric shocks after stepping into rainwater that had become electrically charged beneath the LP Bridge on the Sion–Panvel Highway in Nerul on Wednesday afternoon. The students were rescued by a traffic police officer and an autorickshaw driver, who rushed to their aid and shifted them to hospital. Both are reported to be in stable condition.
Victims & Medical Status
The injured have been identified as Shubhangi Subhash Balkhande (17), a resident of Gandhi Nagar, Turbhe MIDC, and Ujwala Laxman Wagh (19), a resident of Shiravane village, Sector 1, Nerul. Both are Class XII students of People's College, Belapur.
The incident occurred around 12.30 p.m. after overnight heavy rain left waterlogged stretches beneath the bridge. As the two students walked through the accumulated rainwater, they received severe electric shocks and collapsed. Hearing their cries for help, a traffic police officer on duty and an autorickshaw driver rushed to the spot, rescued them from the electrified area and shifted them to Dr. D. Y. Patil Hospital. After receiving initial treatment, the students were referred to Fortis Hospital in Vashi, where they are undergoing treatment in the intensive care unit. Doctors said their condition is stable.
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