Three people were killed and eight others critically injured when a 70-foot-high 400KV electricity transmission tower collapsed in Sidhi district, Madhya Pradesh, on Thursday afternoon. All the victims were from West Bengal.
According to the police, the collapsed tower was part of a project to replace old transmission towers, with the contract awarded to a company from Bengal. The tower was being installed in Aamdad village, located in Rampur Naikin panchayat, about 600 km from Bhopal.
The tower suddenly fell around 12:30 pm. Workers and locals quickly rushed to rescue the victims from the debris. The injured were taken to the hospital, but two victims died while being transported to Sanjay Gandhi Medical College in Rewa, about 50 km from the accident site. A third victim was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital.
