Food processing unit staffer dies in accident

Vadodara: An employee of a food processing company in Gorwa BIDC estate died in a freak accident at his factory on Wednesday morning.
Police said the deceased, identified as Paresh Parekh (50), died as he suffered head injury after the bold of a dryer machine broke off and hit him.
“The company was conducting a maintenance test of food vacuum freeze dryer as the machine had broken down. During the test as the pressure in the dryer increased due to which the bolt of the machine broke off and hit Parekh, who was standing near the machine, on his head,” said an official from Gorwa police station.
Parekh was killed on the spot. His body was sent to SSG Hospital for postmortem.
Parekh, a resident of Gorwa, is survived by his wife and two daughters. He had been working with the company for the past 15 years.