Seven injured as scaffolding of Goripalayam junction flyover collapses in Madurai
The Hindu
Six workers and a site engineer were injured when a huge scaffolding put up for the construction of the Goripalayam junction flyover collapsed at Palam Station Road in Madurai on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) night.
Six workers and a site engineer were injured when a huge scaffolding put up for the construction of the Goripalayam junction flyover collapsed at Palam Station Road in Madurai on Wednesday (November 27, 2024) night.
The police said the injured workers were admitted to the Government Rajaji Hospital and the engineer to a private hospital.
The work was being executed by the State Highways Department.
According to police sources, the work for the construction of the deck between pillars 8 and 9 of the additional arm from Goripalayam junction to Palam Station Road was underway when scores of iron scaffolding erected to hold the concrete structure collapsed at around 11 p.m.
The Sellur Police are investigating the case.
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