KARWAR: A technical employee of the Railways died on the spot and another was injured when excavated soil suddenly collapsed on them during work on a railway underbridge late on Thursday night near Bedara Shiraguru on Barchi-Karka road in Dandeli taluk.
Work on the underbridge is going on at LC No. 11 of Alnavar-Ambewadi section on Karka-Barchi railway route in Dandeli taluk. While work was going on, soil which had been removed, collapsed on Mahesh Shekappa Talawar (33), trapping him under, leading to his death. Talawar hailed from Jalawadagi village in Mundargi taluk of Gadag district.
Senior Section Engineer Makhtum Hussain Mohammed Hussain Mulla (57), who was also at the spot has been seriously injured. He is a resident of Rajiv Gandhi Nagar in Gadag. The injured staffer has been shifted to KIMS Hospital in Hubballi
Police inspector Shivanand Ambigere and railway officials and staff visited the spot and conducted an inspection. A case has been registered in Dandeli Rural police station.
