Gujarat Accident News: One worker killed, six injured as crane crashes at bullet train construction site in Vadodara; akasmik mrutyu case filed | Vadodara News – Times of India

VADODARA: One worker died and six others were injured when a launching gantry crane crashed at the construction site of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor on Thursday.

The incident occurred in Karjan taluka, located about 40 kilometres from Gujarat’s Vadodara city.

Fire-brigade personnel rushed to the bullet train construction site for rescue operations apart from the local administration and police officials.
The National High Speed Railway Rail Corporation Ltd (NHSRCL) said in a release, “In MAHSR C-4 Package of Mumbai Ahmedabad High Speed Rail Corridor construction site in Karjan near Vadodara, a Girder launcher after successfully completing 14 kilometres of girder launching had reached its new launching location near Vadodara.”
“The launching gantry was shifted on top of the girder transporter to the launching location and while self-unloading from girder transporter the wheelbase of the front support (FS) got jammed and inclined thereby disturbing a part of the launching gantry,” the release further said.
“One worker who was trying to check the wheelbase got trapped and died. Six other workers with minor injuries were admitted to the nearby hospital,” NHSRCL said.
NHSRCL senior officials too reached the site to take stock of the situation.

“Amey akasmik mrutyu no gunho nondhyo che and accident na karano vishey tapaas chaalu che. (We have registered a complaint of accidental death in the incident and investigations are on to ascertain the cause),” said AK Bharwad, police inspector, Karjan.