Six persons injured as cranes collapse at metro mishap site

New Delhi, Jul 13 (PTI) In the second mishap in as
many days, six persons were on Monday injured when cranes
carrying out debris clearance operation at the site of the
metro accident collapsed.

The incident comes a day after six persons were killed
when an under-construction bridge of the Delhi Metro gave way
at South Delhi's Jamrudpur.

Metro authorities said the crane mishap was caused due
to a mechanical fault and that heavier cranes would be used
from now on.

Metro chief E Sreedharan, who had resigned on Sunday
taking moral responsibility for the accident, reached the site
for the second time in the day following the mishap which
occurred at around noon.

Doctors at the AIIMS trauma centre said six persons
were brought to the hospital from the accident site with minor
injuries.

However, DMRC officials said no one was hurt.

Four cranes were launching the girder when one of them
malfunctioned apparently leading to the transfer of load
to the others.

The officials said the crane operators miscalculated
the weight of the launcher and this led to the accident.

Police has cordoned off the site.

The launcher also collapsed along with the two cranes
when its wires snapped, eyewitnesses said.

Workers carrying the clearance operations were seen
running to safety when the cranes came down. PTI