Delhi: 50-year-old man dies after beam of under-construction bridge collapses

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Published on April 6, 2021 - Duration: 03:12s

Delhi: 50-year-old man dies after beam of under-construction bridge collapses

A man died after a grinder installed in an under-construction bridge collapsed in Delhi.

Mishap occurred after the cement-cum-iron girder fell on four trucks parked near it.

Police said grinder installed between two pillars of the bridge collapsed on Monday.

The incident took place in west Delhi's Punjabi Bagh area on Monday night.

Police said the victim, identified as Ram Bahadur, was sleeping in one of the trucks.

Police added that 50-year-old Bahadur was crushed to death in the mishap.

“We received a call at around 8:30 am today regarding the accident.

A grinder installed in an under-construction bridge fell on trucks.

Ram Bahadur, a native of UP's Fatehpur, was crushed to death in mishap.

Bahadur used to work as a watchman guarding parked trucks at night,” police said.


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