Boy, 3, killed after iron plate falls from crane at drainage work site | Chennai News

Spot where a three-year-old boy was killed after a concrete sewer pipe being lifted by a crane slipped and fell during underground drainage work near Puzhal on Saturday night. He was walking with his father to buy sweets when the accident took place. A crane engaged by the contractor was lowering one of the giant sewer pipes into the trench when its rope snapped. Puzhal police have booked three people on charges of negligence Spot where a three-year-old boy was killed after a concrete sewer pipe being lifted by a crane slipped and fell during underground drainage work near Puzhal on Saturday night. He was walking with his father to buy sweets when the accident took place. A crane engaged by the contractor was lowering one of the giant sewer pipes into the trench when its rope snapped. Puzhal police have booked three people on charges of negligence

Chennai: A three-year-old boy was killed after a heavy iron plate fell on him at a Metrowater construction site in Kannappasamy Nagar in Puzhal on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Sharuk Eeswaran, son of Vignesh and Shafiqa of First Street in Kannappasamy Nagar, Puzhal. He was returning home with his father after ordering a cake for his birthday on Monday when the accident occurred.On Saturday evening, a Metrowater contractor was operating a crane to move heavy sewer pipes and iron plates for the underground drainage work on Kannappasamy Nagar Main Road.Police said Vignesh and his son were walking home when the rope holding the iron plate snapped, causing the plate to fall on the boy. While Vignesh escaped unhurt, the boy sustained severe injuries to his lower abdomen and both legs. The child was rushed to a nearby hospital for first aid and later shifted to a private hospital near Madhavaram Roundabout, where he was admitted to the intensive care unit. The boy succumbed to injuries around 3 am. His body was sent to Government Stanley Medical College Hospital for a postmortem.Puzhal police registered a case against five people — supervisor L Venkatesan, 26, driver V Ramesh, 38, contractor M Dilip Parik, 48, project manager M Muthukumar, 48, and assistant project manager R Arulselvan, 53 — on charges of negligence.Meanwhile, a group of residents staged a road roko at the accident site, demanding action against those responsible and urging officials to ensure adequate safety measures to prevent such incidents. “Around 30 roads in the locality have been in poor condition for a long time, with pits dug at several places. We have witnessed several minor accidents, but we never thought negligence would claim a life,” said Thamarai Selvan, secretary, Kannappasamy Nagar residents’ welfare association.“He was the couple’s only child, and this is an irreparable loss for them,” said Pankajam, a neighbour. “The officials carry out the work even during peak hours when there is heavy movement of vehicles and pedestrians,” she said.