Gujarat: One killed, six injured as girder launcher falls on workers during bullet train project work

Vadodara, Aug 3 (PTI) One worker was killed and six others injured after a girder launcher fell on them during the construction of a high-speed rail corridor for the upcoming bullet train project near Karjan town in Gujarat’s Vadodara district on Thursday, officials said.

The incident occurred near Kambola village in the morning, they said.

It took place two days after a girder launcher collapsed in neighbouring Maharashtra killing 20 persons, including 10 labourers, during the construction of a viaduct for the Samruddhi Expressway in Thane district early on Tuesday.