Tuesday, July 14, 2009

Second accident at Delhi Metro site in two days

Three cranes have crashed trying to lift a collapsed steel girder at the Delhi metro rail construction site, a day after a deadly accident there.

The truck-mounted cranes had lifted the girder off the ground when they buckled under the weight.

Nobody was injured but television footage showed people at the site running away to avoid the debris.



There are fears that safety standards are being compromised in the rush to build new lines.

On Sunday, a pillar supporting a partly-built bridge collapsed killing six.

The men who died were reported to be labourers working on the bridge, part of the city's new prestigious metro system.

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