One killed and another injured as machine falls from Fast Track construction site

 Bagmati, Feb 11: A worker died and another was injured when a 'Tuchan' machine fell down from the under construction Kathmandu-Tarai Madhesh Expressway at Mahadevtar Chokredanda in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-8 of Makwanpur today.

The machine suddenly fell about 21 metres due to brake failure resulting in the on-site death of 29-year-old Arjun Thing from Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality-5, Sindhupalchok. The accident occurred while Thing was about to disembark from the machine after excavating soil from a pit of Fast Track's No. 1 bridge, according to Pushkar Bogati, spokesperson of the District Police Office, Makawanpur.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Bogati stated that 37-year-old Julfe Tamang from Ward 6, Thangpal Rural Municipality, Panchpokhari, Sindhupalchok, who was working inside the pit when the same machine fell down, was injured and sent to Kathmandu for treatment.

He said that further investigation is underway regarding the incident. (RSS)