Worker dies as roof of indoor stadium being built at private school in Coimbatore caves in

Ajay, the worker who was in the intensive care unit, succumbed to his injuries while Ramesh, the other worker is undergoing treatment at the Coimbatore GH.


Coimbatore: Ajay, a native of Kerala, died at the Government Hospital in Coimbatore after the roof of the ongoing construction of an indoor stadium caved in at Noorset Matriculation School in Kuniyamuthur area of Coimbatore.

Another person involved in the accident, Ramesh, is undergoing treatment at the Coimbatore Government Hospital after being injured on his head and leg.



Noorset Matriculation Higher Secondary School is functioning on Puttuvikki Road, Kuniyamuthur, Coimbatore. The construction work of setting up an indoor stadium in the school premises was underway for the past few days.



Even as the construction of the roof with iron rods was being carried out by a JCB machine, the roof caved in with a loud noise.



Two of the workers sustained serious injuries and were immediately rushed to a nearby private hospital for treatment. Thereafter, they were shifted to the Coimbatore Government Hospital.



One of the workers, Ajay, who was being treated in the intensive care unit of Coimbatore GH succumbed to his injuries on Wednesday evening. Ramesh, another worker who was seriously injured in the accident is undergoing treatment.



Kuniyamuthur police have registered a case and are investigating the matter.

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