Labourer dies, 8 hurt during railway work
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Victims fell from a height of 15-20 feet
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Victims fell from a height of 15-20 feet
A 20-year-old labourer died and eight others sustained injuries after they fell from a height while repairing the railway lines in east Delhi’s Shakarpur on Wednesday night.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Deepak Yadav said that the deceased has been identified as Shehzad, a resident of Alwar.
Iron mesh slipped
The police said that the incident took place at 11.45 p.m. on Wednesday and they were informed by the hospital around 1 a.m. on Thursday. “The workers were standing on an iron mesh and doing the repair work. The iron mesh slipped and they fell along with it. They fell from a height of about 15-20 feet,” said a senior police officer.