Chennai: A metro rail worker was killed at a construction site in the stretch between Nehru Park and Central station near Rippon building on Saturday.
The deceased, identified as Amarendra Ram (34), was working in the underground tunnel when an iron bar, which was part of the beams used on the fourth floor of the building, fell on his head. He was rushed to Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital (RGGGH) where he was declared dead at around 8:30 pm.
A probe is on to find out whether there was negligence on the part of the officials. However, the metro rail officials claim the workers were provided with safety equipment and Amarendra Ram was wearing a headgear at the time of the mishap. “The iron rod fell from a height and the pressure with which it fell could not be withstood by the headgear,” said an official of Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL).
