Kasaragod: Under construction highway overpass collapses at Periya


Team Udayavani, Oct 29, 2022, 12:25 PM IST

Kasaragod: An under-construction highway overbridge collapsed at Periya here, injuring a construction worker.

The incident took place at around 3 am on Saturday morning.

At the time of the mishap, 5 construction workers were at the site. Fortunately, only one among them reportedly suffered minor injuries.

Though the exact cause for the collapse is not known, it is suspected that a defect in the work may have led to the accident. Meanwhile, senior officials are investigating the cause.

Hyderabad-based Megha Construction is executing the work on the Chengala to Nelshwaram section of the NH66. The work is going on round the clock, with workers engaged in 3 shifts.

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