Bhubaneswar: One worker died while another sustained severe injuries after a huge iron railing collapsed at Bomikhal here Thursday night.
The labourers were trapped under the railing of the under-construction flyover in Bomikhal where September 10, 2017 a person was killed when a slab of the bridge had caved in.
Locals present at the spot dashed to the site after hearing loud screams of the trapped workers. The deceased was identified as Ajaya Bhumij, a non-Odia labourer.
A fire rescue team reached the spot to rescue the labourers.
Ananda Kumar Nayak, a daily wage earner, has sustained injuries and was undergoing treatment at Capital Hospital but was subsequently removed to AMRI. According to eye-witnesses, the iron railing collapsed and the workers installing another railing underneath were trapped. Also, Khurda Collector Nirmal Chandra Mishra visited the hospital to take stock of the situation and assured of a high-level inquiry.
Ajaya, impaled with an iron rod, eventually succumbed to injuries at Capital Hospital.
Locals and political activists blocked the adjoining road and pressed for stopping the construction work immediately. Deputy commissioner of police, Anup Sahu was spotted trying to placate the angry mob.
The mishap took place a few metres away from the spot where the tragic incident had occurred in September last year.
A slab of the bridge had fallen on the victim while he was returning with his daughter from the latter’s dance class.
The construction company, Panda Infra, was eventually blacklisted by the state government. However, construction work started after the court allowed the contractor to complete the project.
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