Construction worker killed in accident in Namkhana

A construction worker was killed and another seriously injured in Namkhana in South 24 Parganas district today after an iron beam fell down on them at a bridge construction site, police said.

A crane was lifting the iron beam at the bridge construction site on the Hatania-Doania river when the beam accidentally fell down, a police officer said.

While Sushanta Majhi (42) died on the spot, another construction worker called Md Ali received serious injuries, the officer said.

Ali was taken to Kakdwip Sub Divisional Hoapital, the officer said.

"We have started an investigation into the matter," the officer said.

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