Jabalpur, Jan 26 || A tragic accident claimed the life of a labourer from West Bengal while two others sustained severe injuries at an under-construction ring road project in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur.
According to reports, as many as 22 labourers were at work when the incident occurred on Sunday night.
According to police officials, the incident occurred when the scaffolding supporting shuttering work suddenly collapsed at a height of approximately 60 feet.
A flyover bridge is under construction at Lalpur village near Bhedaghat and is one of the largest such infrastructure initiatives in Jabalpur.
Three labourers, identified as Mursalem (35), Rasal (22) and Rajeshwar Singh (21), were working on the structure, which plummeted to the ground and got buried under heavy concrete debris.
Their colleagues rushed to the site and managed to extricate them from the rubble after a frantic rescue effort. Tragically, Mursalem succumbed to his injuries on the spot due to the severe impact and crushing weight of the debris.
The two other survivors were immediately rushed to a nearby medical hospital in critical condition.