Hyderabad: Three workers from Uttar Pradesh died after a construction lift collapsed at the Jawaharnagar dumpyard here on Wednesday, police said.
The incident occurred during the construction of a chimney for Phase 2 of the power project (Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy plant) at the dumpyard.
The three workers, who were in the lift, sustained injuries after the lift accidentally detached and crashed from a height of around 40 feet, a senior police official said.
They were shifted to a hospital but succumbed to their injuries. The deceased were aged between 21 and 28.
A case has been registered, and further investigation is underway.
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