Crane collapses at Jewar Expressway construction site in Faridabad; five labourers trapped
A major accident occurred in Faridabad after a crane collapsed during flyover construction work on the Jewar Expressway on Thursday, said officials. According to preliminary information, around five labourers were trapped beneath the crane when it fell during the construction activity.
Police and rescue teams rushed to the spot immediately after receiving information about the incident and launched a rescue operation. Further details regarding casualties and the condition of the workers are awaited.
Two labourers were killed in crane collapse
Earlier on May 2, two labourers were killed when a crane collapsed at the under-construction Dahisar-Bhayander Link Road project site in Maharashtra’s Thane district. According to the police, the “gantry crane coastal girders platform”, where labourers were working, suddenly collapsed at 12:30 PM in Bhayander (West), severely injuring Raghunath Das (38) and Kana Singh (45). They were declared dead at a hospital.
Later in the day, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation ordered a probe into the incident at the Dahisar-Bhayander Link Road (DBLR) casting yard.
“An immediate probe will be conducted in the incident and strict action would be taken against those found responsible. An expert team of professors from Veermata Jijabai Technological Institute (VJTI) has been appointed to conduct a detailed inquiry into the accident and submit a fact-based report at the earliest,” the BMC said in a statement.
