Hyderabad: Three workers from Bihar die in lift collapse

Incident occurred when a group of labourers was working on a power project phase-2 chimney in the Malkaram dumpyard

Hyderabad: Three people were killed when a lift collapsed at the Malkaram dumpyard in Jawaharnagar on the city outskirts on Wednesday morning.

According to the police, a group of labourers was working on a power project phase-2 chimney in the dumpyard when the lift collapsed. The three persons, who were in the lift, sustained injuries.

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The victims Suresh Sarkar (24), Prakash Mandal (24) and Amitrai (20) suffered injuries and were shifted to a local hospital where they died while undergoing treatment, said the Jawaharnagar police.

A case has been registered and an investigation is under way. The three are from Bihar.

The bodies were shifted to the Gandhi Hospital mortuary where they are being preserved for a post-mortem examination.