Eight Labourers Electrocuted During Road Construction in Jhunjhunu
· India · The Hindu, Indian Express
Eight labourers were electrocuted on Monday in Chhapoli village under the Udaipurwati police station area of Rajasthan's Jhunjhunu district. Station House Officer Udaipurwati Rampal stated that the tragic incident occurred when a gravel-mixing machine came into contact with an overhead high-tension power line. The live electrical current passed through the heavy machinery, instantly killing the workers on site. Police and local authorities responded to the accident as part of an ongoing road-construction project investigation. Further details regarding safety compliance and company accountability have not yet been released.
Why it matters
This fatal accident underscores severe safety lapses and inadequate hazard oversight at construction sites, putting daily-wage workers at extreme risk.
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