Varanasi: A labourer was killed and two others were injured after the shuttering of an under-construction temple dome collapsed in Devkhari village near Bhanwarnath temple under the Kandharapur police station area of Azamgarh district on Monday.
The injured were identified as Kamlesh Kumar (23) and Arun Chauhan (35), both residents of Kashipur village under Mubarakpur police station, and Rajaram Rajbhar (30), a resident of Asona village under Kandharapur police station. The accident occurred during the casting of the dome roof of a Khatu Shyam temple being built along the Azamgarh-Faizabad road. Three labourers were trapped under the debris after the shuttering suddenly gave way, triggering panic at the construction site. Police and rescue teams reached the spot soon after being informed by locals and pulled the trapped workers from the rubble.
He said Rajaram had died before reaching the hospital, Kamlesh was referred due to his critical condition, and Arun was sent home after primary treatment.
Emergency medical officer at Mandaliya District Hospital Vipin Kumar said the workers were injured after being buried under the debris of the temple roof.