Udupi: A 48-year-old man died after around four tonnes of glass sheets fell on him while he was unloading glass at a glass house near Kodankur on Monday.
The deceased, Sunil Kumar , was among a group of men engaged in unloading glass from a truck that had arrived from Belagavi with a load of 16 tonnes of glass around 2.30 pm. Based on a complaint filed by his younger brother, Sampath Kumar,42, of Bailakere, Udupi Town police have registered an unnatural death report under Section 194 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS). Stay updated with the latest Mangaluru news.
The workers had unloaded two boxes of glass, leaving one side of the load empty, according to police. a belt securing the glass at the rear was suddenly cut, causing around four tonnes of glass sheets to topple onto Sunil’s left shoulder While they were unloading the glass from the other side. Download the TOI App.
A crane was used to remove the glass sheets and the workers found Sunil unconscious. He was rushed to a private hospital, where doctors declared him dead.