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3 dead, 6 injured as under-construction flyover in Surat collapses

June 10, 2014 15:22 IST

Three labourers were killed on Tuesday and six others injured when a portion of an under-construction flyover collapsed in Parle point area of the city, a senior official said.

“Three workers died when a part of an under construction flyover collapsed in Surat’s Parle point area this morning,” Surat Municipal Corporation Commissioner M K Das said. There may be some persons trapped in the debris, but authorities are uncertain about their number, he said.

The mishap occurred on Tuesday morning when the labourers were shifting the columns of the bridge during which a portion of the flyover fell on them, he said. The collapsed flyover was a part of the city’s cable-wire bridge connecting Parle point area to Adajan near the Tapi river, Das said.

The SMC has formed a committee to inquire into the collapse and an FIR has been ordered. “We have ordered to file an FIR in this tragedy, while an expert committee has also been formed to inquire into the issue,” Das said. “We have announced Rs 2 lakh ex-gratia for the families of the persons who lost their lives, Rs 1 lakh for those who sustained permanent disability in this incident and Rs 50,000 for the others injured has also been announced,” Das added.

The Adajan-Parle point linking flyover was being constructed for last two years. The deceased were yet to be identified, said Dr R D Burman, the medical officer of casualty ward of Surat civil hospital.

“One labourer died on the spot, while two others died during treatment. None of them are identified yet,” he said. Six labourers, who sustained critical injuries, have been admitted to Surat civil hospital, he added. 

Image: Workers rescue the trapped labourers and rush them to hospital. Photograph: ANI's Twitter feed

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