Barabanki,

04 June (HS): A labourer was killed and another critically injured after a

massive iron mesh fell during bridge building at the Jamuria drain on Ayodhya Road,

police said on Wednesday. Administration has launched an investigation into the

occurrence. The event occurred on Tuesday night, as a crew of seven to eight

workmen were installing an iron framework at the construction site of a new

bridge replacing old, dilapidated structures on the Lucknow-Ayodhya old route

near Patel Tiraha. The iron mesh lost equilibrium and collapsed, trapping two

workmen below. The other workers raised an alert, and with the assistance of

surrounding businesses and passersby, the trapped workers were rescued and sent

to the district hospital, according to SHO RK Rana.

Doctors

pronounced one of them dead during treatment.

He was recognized as Ramesh Kumar (35), a native of Sitapur. Badlu (26),

the wounded worker, is Kumar's brother-in-law and lives in Barabanki. Rana

stated that the wounded worker is getting treatment and that the corpse of the

deceased has been transferred for post-mortem examination. The deceased's

family has not filed a written complaint as of yet.

District

Magistrate Shashank Tripathi has ordered an investigation and appointed a

two-member team consisting of Assistant Engineers Ashok Kumar and Priyank

Tripathi. The committee has been

requested to present its findings within three days. Executive Engineer Rajeev

Kumar Rai stated that based on the investigation findings, action would be

taken against individuals deemed to be negligent in adhering to safety

requirements on the building site.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi