Updated On: 18 June, 2024 05:43 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed
A 42-year-old man reportedly sustained injuries after a street light pole fell on him in Maharashtra`s Thane city on Tuesday morning, a civic official said. Pics/RDMC

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The accident occurred when the luggage tied to the roof of a bus got entangled with a cable on a street light pole and pulled it down, said Yasin Tadvi, chief of the civic disaster management cell
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The pole fell on a pedestrian, and he sustained injuries, he said

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The man is undergoing treatment at a hospital, the official said
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Meanwhile, in an another incident, a 32-year-old man died of electrocution while attempting to place a plastic sheet on the balcony of his house amid rains in Maharashtra`s Thane district, police said on Tuesday

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The incident occurred in a chawl in the Nizampura area on Monday afternoon, an official said
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The victim was placing a plastic sheet on the iron net on his balcony, he said

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The victim and his two-year-old daughter, who was holding onto him, suddenly clung to the net, the official said
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The man suffered a severe electric shock and died, while the child survived, he said
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The iconic Lalbaugcha Raja idol was shifted onto a raft on Sunday afternoon after delays since morning due to high tide and technical challenges, with final immersion, delayed by several hours, expected to take place around 11 pm, officials said.