Three workers were killed and four others were seriously injured when an iron shed collapsed on them at a rice mill in Gujarat’s Ahmedabad district on Tuesday, according to police.
The incident took place on Monday night when the labourers were erecting the shed at the mill located near Bavla town, about 30 km from the district headquarters, they said.
Seven workers got trapped when the iron structure collapsed suddenly, an official from Bavla police station said.
“Some locals pulled them out and called an ambulance to rush them to a government hospital in Bavla. Two of the labourers died on the spot, while one more worker was declared dead after being taken to the hospital,” the official said.
The three labourers died of grievous head injuries suffered due to the collapse of the metal structure, he said.
One of the four other injured labourers was in critical condition and was referred to an Ahmedabad hospital. According to the official, the three others were being treated at a hospital in Bavla.