Five labourers die accidentally at PRLIS site

Nagarkurnoool: Five labourers died and another suffered injuries when a crane bucket came crashing down on them at Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) lift pump house – I site at Redhamanagadda in Kollapur mandal around midnight on Thursday. The deceased, all hailing from Jharkhand, were identified as Bhol Nath (25), Srinu (22), Praveen (24), […]

Nagarkurnoool: Five labourers died and another suffered injuries when a crane bucket came crashing down on them at Palamuru-Ranga Reddy Lift Irrigation Scheme (PRLIS) lift pump house – I site at Redhamanagadda in Kollapur mandal around midnight on Thursday.

The deceased, all hailing from Jharkhand, were identified as Bhol Nath (25), Srinu (22), Praveen (24), Sonu (26) and Kamlesh (23). A security guard, who hails from Rajahmundry, suffered injuries in the incident.

The incident occurred when the labourers were carrying out cement concrete works at the bottom in the project site with the help of a crane. Though construction work at the site was stopped a few months ago, labourers were regularly attending to the maintenance works, officials said, adding that the tragedy occured when the wire on the crane roof snapped due to short circuit that resulted in the crane bucket collapsing at the bottom of the powerhouse killing the five workers.

The police shifted the bodies to the Osmania General Hospital mortuary for autopsy. A case has been registered by Kollapur police and investigation is on.

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