Navi Mumbai: 4-year-old girl crushed to death under cement bench in park

Just as she was about to sit on a bench, she slipped and fell and the bench, which was broken, loose and in a rundown condition, toppled and crushed her.

Thane: A 4-year-old girl was crushed to death under a cement bench in a park in Kharghar in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Sunday.

The incident took place on Saturday afternoon when Brija Vishwakarma had gone to the park with her father, he said.

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“Just as she was about to sit on a bench, she slipped and fell and the bench, which was broken, loose and in a rundown condition, toppled and crushed her. Her father took her to a hospital where doctors declared her dead on arrival,” he said.

An accidental death case has been registered and probe into all angles, including negligence, is underway, the official added.