One killed, 2 hurt as shuttering of rail bridge collapses in Sonbhadra

Varanasi: One labourer was killed while two others suffered grave injuries when the shuttering of an under-construction bridge between Obra Dam and Phaphrakund near Kadia village under the limits of Obra police station collapsed and fell on them on Saturday.
District magistrate Sonbhadra S Rajalingam said during initial investigation by magistrates and police officials, laxity of the contractor has come to light as no labourer had been given protective gears due to which one labourer lost life and two others were injured.Police were waiting for the complaint from the family of the deceased labourer to lodge an FIR. The DM said that the bereaved family would be given financial assistance while proper treatment has been ensured by the administration.
Under the project of track-doubling of the Railways, a bridge is being constructed between Obra Dam and Phaphrakund near Kadia village in the trans-Renuka area. Around 2 pm, when most of the labourers working at the site had gone for lunch, the shuttering on pillar-12 collapsed. One labourer Raju (22) of Arungytola Bahera village was killed on the spot while Vijay (19) and Surendra (20) of Arungi suffered grave injuries.
On getting information, SDM Sadar YN Chauhan, CO Obra Bhaskar Verma, inspector Obra Shailesh Rai and other officials reached there and engaged heavy cranes to remove the shuttering materials and debris after which injured labourers were rescued and rushed to hospital.
Later, local villagers went on a rampage. They kept the body on the road and staged a demonstration seeking compensation for his family and action against the contractor for overlooking safety norms. No railway official concerned had reached the incident site till evening.