Construction Worker Dies

Tragedy struck at a construction site in Balmatta area here on Wednesday as one worker died and another was critically injured when they were trapped in a pit after loose soil fell on them, officials said.

The body of the sixth and final victim who died after a container ship struck a bridge in the US city of Baltimore has been recovered, Maryland state authorities said Tuesday.

A DNA test has confirmed that a 70-year-old man who claimed to be one of Japan's most wanted criminals was telling the truth.

A 55-year-old worker died while his son was injured when the roof of a building under construction caved in on Sunday, police said here.

A 34-year-old Indian national died in an accident at a construction site here, officials said.

A 55-year-old mason died after allegedly falling from the third floor of a building in east Delhi's Old Kondali area while working, police said on Wednesday.

Chotu Sardar, who just turned 18, dreamt of building a pucca house for his family, so he joined his father -- a construction worker -- to venture to Kerala in search of work. His dream remained unfulfilled as Mr Chotu lost his life in the train crash

Three workers died after inhaling toxic fumes while doing patch-up work on a newly constructed Septic tank near a Srimushnam village of Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore, the police said on Sunday.

A 41-year-old Indian national in Singapore has died after falling into the sea off Jurong Island while he was engaged in scaffolding works, according to an official statement.

A 22-year-old worker died while four others were injured after a tower crane broke at a construction site in Noida on Friday, police said.

A 32-year-old Indian worker died after he was crushed between parts of a mobile crane at a construction site in Singapore, officials said today.

An Indian construction worker died while being taken hostage with several compatriots by insurgents in Myanmar's conflict-scarred Rakhine state, rebels and the government said Monday.

A 25-year-old driver was crushed to death after a girder, which was being transported for the construction of Metro line, fell on him in the western suburb of Kandivali, the police said today.

A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organisers said on Friday, with media saying heatstroke was suspected as the Japanese capital swelters through a deadly heatwave.

Three workers died when an under construction building collapsed at Chekkanoorani in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district late on Friday.

Tragedy struck at a construction site in Balmatta area here on Wednesday as one worker died and another was critically injured when they were trapped in a pit after loose soil fell on them, officials said.

The body of the sixth and final victim who died after a container ship struck a bridge in the US city of Baltimore has been recovered, Maryland state authorities said Tuesday.

A DNA test has confirmed that a 70-year-old man who claimed to be one of Japan's most wanted criminals was telling the truth.

A 55-year-old worker died while his son was injured when the roof of a building under construction caved in on Sunday, police said here.

A 34-year-old Indian national died in an accident at a construction site here, officials said.

A 55-year-old mason died after allegedly falling from the third floor of a building in east Delhi's Old Kondali area while working, police said on Wednesday.

Chotu Sardar, who just turned 18, dreamt of building a pucca house for his family, so he joined his father -- a construction worker -- to venture to Kerala in search of work. His dream remained unfulfilled as Mr Chotu lost his life in the train crash

Three workers died after inhaling toxic fumes while doing patch-up work on a newly constructed Septic tank near a Srimushnam village of Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore, the police said on Sunday.

A 41-year-old Indian national in Singapore has died after falling into the sea off Jurong Island while he was engaged in scaffolding works, according to an official statement.

A 22-year-old worker died while four others were injured after a tower crane broke at a construction site in Noida on Friday, police said.

A 32-year-old Indian worker died after he was crushed between parts of a mobile crane at a construction site in Singapore, officials said today.

An Indian construction worker died while being taken hostage with several compatriots by insurgents in Myanmar's conflict-scarred Rakhine state, rebels and the government said Monday.

A 25-year-old driver was crushed to death after a girder, which was being transported for the construction of Metro line, fell on him in the western suburb of Kandivali, the police said today.

A worker at a Tokyo Olympics construction site died on Thursday after being found unconscious while working outside, organisers said on Friday, with media saying heatstroke was suspected as the Japanese capital swelters through a deadly heatwave.

Three workers died when an under construction building collapsed at Chekkanoorani in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district late on Friday.