Muddy Site, Worker's Legs Crushed, 3 Bodies: What We Know so Far About Faridabad's Deadly Crane Collapse
Police said heavy rain may have made the site slippery as rescue teams worked to free several labourers trapped in the overturned crane collapse.
- On Thursday, a crane overturned at a construction site in Panhera Khurd, Faridabad, killing at least three workers and trapping several others during girder-lifting operations for the Jewar Expressway project.
- Preliminary information indicates heavy rainfall made the construction site muddy and unstable, causing the crane to lose balance. Authorities are investigating the exact cause of the incident.
- Rescue teams from the National Disaster Response Force and State Disaster Response Force launched massive operations at the site. Personnel deployed gas cutters to breach the collapsed container trapping workers.
- Deputy Commissioner of Police Pratik Aggarwal reported only one worker was rescued alive by 10:30 pm, while several injured were transported to nearby hospitals for treatment.
- The 31.4-km Jewar Expressway, developed by the National Highways Authority of India at a cost of Rs 2,414 crore, will connect Faridabad to Noida International Airport, reducing travel time to 15-20 minutes once operational.
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A major accident occurred during the construction of a flyover on the under-construction expressway connecting Jewar Airport in Faridabad. A heavy crane suddenly collapsed during the work, killing three people. Several workers are feared trapped under the debris. Police and rescue teams have arrived at the scene and are engaged in relief and rescue operations.
Two workers killed as crane collapses at Faridabad construction site; rescue efforts underway
At least two workers were killed, and several others are feared trapped after a heavy crane involved in the construction of a flyover connecting the Noida International Airport at Jewar to Faridabad lost balance and overturned on Thursday evening, police said. Rescue operations are underway to evacuate the trapped workers. The accident took place at a construction site near Panhera Khurd in Faridabad after a heavy crane overturned during work on…
Tragic accident in Faridabad, heavy crane overturned on Jewar Airport flyover; 3 people died
City Accident: A terrible accident has come to light on Thursday afternoon at the construction site of a big project related to Jewar Airport connectivity in Faridabad, Haryana. Here, during the ongoing flyover construction work near Panhera Khurd village, a giant crane suddenly went out of control and overturned. After this accident, there was an outcry in the entire area and an atmosphere of chaos was created at the construction site. It is be…
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