Mohali: One killed, seven hurt as under-construction bridge on university campus collapses

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The deceased was identified as Honey alias Chunnu, a resident of Jhanjeri village. Honey was working with working as a supervisor at the construction site.

“While the premix was being laid, the bridge suddenly collapsed. Honey and a few other workers were present there. Honey was buried under the debris and died,” a police officer said.

Five of the injured were identified as Darshan, Abid, Hakam, Dev Lal Sharma and Prem Chand. The police have not identified two of the injured yet. According to them, all injured have been discharged from the hospital after treatment.

The university did not allow anyone to enter the premises and denied information about the incident. A police officer privy to the investigation told The Indian Express that the incident had happened at around 11 pm on Saturday night and police teams were quickly deployed to rescue those stuck under the debris.

Investigating Officer (IO) Assistant Sub-Inspector Kewal Singh said that the body of the deceased shall be handed over to the family after post-mortem.

Honey’s uncle, Sandeep Kumar, said that Honey was married and had a 2-year-old son. His sister is to get married on April 15. “Honey’s father had also died around two months ago,” Sandeep Kumar told The Indian Express.