A worker was killed while six others sustained injuries after a girder launcher fell on them during the construction of the high-speed rail corridor for the upcoming bullet train project in Gujarat’s Vadodara on Thursday (August 3), officials said.
This comes two days after a girder launcher collapsed in neighbouring Maharashtra killing 20 persons during the construction of a viaduct for the Samruddhi Expressway in the Thane district on Tuesday.
Karjan MLA Akshay Patel rushed to the spot and said that the launcher fell on workers due to some technical issues.
"Construction work for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train corridor is currently underway at Kambola village of Karjan taluka. Due to some technical issues, a girder launcher fell on workers," Patel told the media.
"Of the total seven workers who got crushed under the metal structure, one died on the spot while others were pulled out safely and referred to a hospital," he added.
Rescue operation
Immediately after receiving the information, personnel of the local fire brigade and police rushed to the spot and initiated the rescue operation.
In a statement, the National High-Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL), which is executing the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor, said one worker who was trying to check the wheelbase got trapped and died.
"Today, in the MAHSR C-4 package of Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail Corridor construction site in Karjan near Vadodara, a girder launcher after successfully completing 14 km of girder launching had reached its new launching location near Vadodara," it said.
The launching gantry was shifted on top of the girder transporter to the launching location.
“While self-unloading from the girder transporter, the wheelbase of the front support got jammed and got inclined, thereby disturbing a part of the launching gantry,” it said.
"One worker, who was trying to check the wheelbase, got trapped and died. Six other workers, who suffered minor injuries, were admitted to a nearby hospital. NHSRCL senior officials have already reached the site," it said.
(With PTI inputs)
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