3 construction workers die as power grid pole collapses

Vijayawada: In a tragic accident, three construction workers died and three others sustained injuries when a pole of Power Grid collapsed at Pokkunuru village of Chandarlapadu mandal of Krishna district on Thursday.

According to sources, the mishap occurred due to technical fault in the construction of the grid pole basement. Huge iron structure was installed on the cement basement as part of the grid construction works. The iron structure collapsed while the work was in progress.

Consequently, two workers died of severe injuries on the spot and one more died while being shifted to the hospital. Nearly 30 workers were working near the accident site at Pokkunuru village when the mishap occurred. The deceased were identified as Pavan, 28, Karhika,28 and Tiromat 40, and hails from Jharkhand. Three workers Akash, Tulasimat and Pradeep were injured in the incident.

The injured were shifted to Nandigama government hospital and later to Vijayawada general hospital for better treatment. Chandarlapadu police booked a case and took up the investigation.

Collector B Lakshmikantham expressed deep condolence over the demise of three workers in Chandarlapadu and announced exgratia of Rs 10 lakh each to the kin of the victims. He visited the hospital and consoled the injured workers. A Gujarat contractor was executing the work in the mandal.