Faziabad (UP): Over 12 labourers were
seriously injured and at least 20 feared trapped under the
debris when an under-construction flyover on Faizabad–Lucknow
highway collapsed this morning.
The flyover in Rudauli town of the district, which was
under-construction for last two years, collapsed seriously
injuring over 12 labourers, District Magistrate (Faizabad) M P
Agarwal told PTI.
Rescue work was on to pull out at least 20 labourers
feared trapped in the debris, he said.
The injured were rushed to different hospitals in
Faizabad, Lucknow and Primary health centre at Rudauli.
According to an eye-witness, soon after the work
started for the day a 50-metre long portion of the bridge fell
down on about 40 labourers on the site seriously injuring some
of them.
PTI
