BAGMATI, Feb 11: A worker died and another was injured when a 'Tuchan' machine fell from the under-construction Kathmandu-Tarai Madhesh Expressway at Mahadevtar Chokredanda in Bhimphedi Rural Municipality-8 of Makwanpur today.
The machine suddenly fell about 21 metres due to brake failure, resulting in the on-site death of 29-year-old Arjun Thing from Panchpokhari Thangpal Rural Municipality-5, Sindhupalchok. The accident occurred while Thing was about to disembark from the machine after excavating soil from a pit of Fast Track's No. 1 bridge, according to Pushkar Bogati, spokesperson of the District Police Office, Makawanpur.
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DSP Bogati stated that 37-year-old Julfe Tamang from Thangpal Rural Municipality-6, Panchpokhari, Sindhupalchok, who was working inside the pit when the same machine fell, was injured and sent to Kathmandu for treatment.
He said that further investigation is underway regarding the incident.
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