Jaipur: One labourer killed, two injured in accident at construction site

JAIPUR: One labourer was killed and two others injured after they slipped from the terrace of an under-construction house at Sirsi Road area under Karni Vihar police station in the city on Thursday. The accident took place while they were removing the bamboo plates on the terrace.
According to police, the incident took place at 3.30pm when three labourers were removing the temporary plates used to hold the false ceiling of the house on the first floor. Some workers on the ground floor. Soon after the incident, three injured labourers were rushed to a nearby hospital.
“After we were alerted about the incident, we took them to the hospital. One of the deceased, identified as Dharmendra (30) and a native of Bihar, was declared brought dead by the hospital. Two others, who suffered injuries after falling down, have been identified as Rajkumar (24) and Lokendra (28),” said a senior police officer. Police said that none of the workers were wearing helmets and had safety gadgets. “We will question the contractor,” said the officer.