Fatehgarh Sahib (PB), Nov 3 Three migrant labourers were killed, and another worker was seriously injured when two cranes collided at a re-rolling mill here on Tuesday, police said.
The incident took place when routine material-handling work was underway inside the mill shed, located along Talwara Road in the Mandi Gobindgarh area of Fatehgarh Sahib district.
Police said two cranes were operating at a height of around 20 feet when they collided due to a technical malfunction or loss of control. The impact was so severe that a portion of the crane structures and the heavy iron shed collapsed on the workers engaged below.
Other factory workers immediately launched rescue operations and rushed the victims to the Civil Hospital in Mandi Gobindgarh.
A senior doctor at Civil Hospital confirmed that three workers were declared brought dead, while the fourth injured worker was provided initial medical treatment before being referred to PGIMER in Chandigarh, as his condition was critical.
The deceased have been identified as Lakaru from Uttar Pradesh, and Harsh Mishra and Satnarayan, both from Bihar.
The injured worker has been identified as Amrik Singh, a resident of Bhamarsi village in Fatehgarh Sahib district.
The accident triggered panic and chaos inside the mill premises.
(PTI News)
