Mumbai: A 51-year-old pedestrian working at a nearby petrol pump died after a portion of the third-floor balcony of a ground-plus-three-storey Mhada cessed building collapsed at Walkeshwar late on Tuesday.The incident, which was reported to the Mumbai fire brigade at 11.22 pm, took place at Surya Prakash Building on Babulnath Road in the Gaondevi area. According to onlookers, part of the third-floor balcony of the Mhada building gave way and crashed onto the road below.The victim, identified as Santosh Bharaskar, 51, was a pedestrian who worked at a nearby petrol pump. He sustained severe injuries in the collapse and was rushed to Sir J J Hospital, where doctors declared him brought dead.Teams from the fire brigade, police, BEST, the 108 ambulance service and ward staff rushed to the spot after the collapse. The exact cause of the incident is yet to be ascertained.Police and civic authorities are investigating the incident.
