Accident in Patna Metro tunnel construction, 2workers died, loco machine break failed
Major accident during the construction of metro tunnel in Patna. Three workers died in this accident on the capital's busy Ashoka Rajpath while 8 others are said to be injured. According to the information received, the loco pickup machine ran over these workers inside the tunnel during the construction of the tunnel.
Though it was told that the brake of the loco pickup failed the accident took place in the metro tunnel near the exit point at NIT turn. After this, two workers were rescued and taken out. A loco pick-up ran over three workers due to brake failure.
While the number of workers who died in the tunnel accident that took place a day ago in Patna, Bihar has increased to 2. Earlier, the police had claimed the death of only one worker, but today Patna SSP Rajiv Mishra himself has confirmed the death of 2 workers.
In fact, an accident took place in the metro tunnel near the exit point at NIT turn. After this, two workers were rescued and taken out. It was said that a loco pick-up ran over three workers due to brake failure.
Brake of the loco pick-up had failed
It is being told that the workers were working in the night shift inside the tunnel. During this time, the brake of a loco pick-up failed, and it ran over the workers. A local said that the loco was fully loaded and overloaded. It was loaded and sent inside.
3 workers were working inside the tunnel
Local people said that the entire path inside has a slope and due to braking, the loco went inside and collided, in which the workers got buried. According to the local's claim, three people including the loco pilot died in this accident. Pirbahor police station in-charge Mohammad Haleem, who reached the spot, said that three workers were working inside the tunnel, out of which two were injured, and they have been admitted to the hospital.
25 people working in the tunnel at the time of incident
The workers said that more than 25 people were working in the tunnel at the time of the accident. The workers working there said that suddenly the brakes of the loco pickup machine failed, and it went ahead crushing the workers working there.
Helpers Manoj, Vijay and Shyambabu are among the dead. All three workers are from Orissa. It was told that one of the dead is a loco pilot of Patna Metro while the other is a TBM operator.
Biggest accident of metro construction in India
While this is the biggest accident so far at any construction site of Patna Metro. Deaths have happened in the country during metro construction earlier also. But due to technical fault during work in the tunnel, such an accident had never happened before.
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The loco pilot along with the workers were working as usual in the shift from 8 pm to 8 am. During this time, the brakes of the loco pickup used to carry goods failed and it went out of control. Due to this, when the hydraulic loco stopped at a place, there was panic among the workers. In no time, three workers working there died. Eight other workers were also crushed and injured.
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