A major accident has happened in Mohali, Punjab. One person died when the lintel of the second floor of the showroom under construction collapsed. While three people were seriously injured. The deceased has been identified as Jaswinder Singh (41).
As soon as the incident was reported, police and administration officials reached there. The police is investigating the matter. At the same time, the administration is trying to find out how this accident happened. A case will be registered against the responsible people when the police officers come face to face.
The injured were evacuated with the help of JCB
According to the information, showrooms were being constructed in TDI City Sector-118 in Mohali. Here the lintel of the second floor was being put from the first floor. 8 people including people and masons were working on the site. Then suddenly the lintel fell. During this, panic spread on the site. Some people got buried under the debris. After this, people were evacuated with the help of JCB. Where doctors declared Jaswinder dead. While the other injured were discharged from the hospital after treatment.
Third major accident in Tricity
This is the third case of an under-construction building collapsing in Tricity. Earlier, on 21 December, a building collapsed in Sohana, Mohali. Two people died in this. Abhishek from Ambala and a young woman from Himachal were among them. After this, on 6 January, a 50-year-old multi-story building collapsed in Sector-17, Chandigarh.
Renovation work was going on in it. During this time, cracks appeared in the pillars of the building. After this, the building was already declared unsafe. The building was completely evacuated. Also, no one was present there at the time of the building collapse. Now the lintel of this under-construction showroom has collapsed.
Immediately after the accident, SP Rural Manpreet Singh and DSP Karan Sandhu of Kharar reached with the police team. Along with this, SDM Mohali Damanpreet Kaur also reached the spot. During this, the police took action and started investigation. Investigation is being conducted into the cause of the accident. The police have blocked the road in front of the showroom by tying a rope.
