Saharanpur, Oct 24 (PTI) A labourer was killed and four injured in a construction accident in the Kutubsher area of this Uttar Pradesh district, police said on Thursday.
The incident occurred in the Unali village on Wednesday.
The workers were lifting a lintel (roof beam) with heavy machinery when the equipment slipped and a portion of the beam fell on a wall, which collapsed on the labourers, Additional Superintendent of Police Abhimanyu Manglik said.
Other labourers present at the site rescued the five men and rushed them to a hospital where Popeen (22) died during treatment.
A probe is underway, Manglik said.
No FIR has been registered yet in this regard, he said. PTI COR ABN SZM
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