Delhi Metro official crushed to death at construction site

Ratnesh a supervisor at the Delhi Metro construction site at Minto Road was crushed to death under the wheels of a concrete mixer late last night.

A supervisor at the Delhi Metro construction site at Minto Road was crushed to death under the wheels of a concrete mixer late last night.

This is for the first time that a Metro official is killed at a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) construction site that have seen a string of accidents during the recent times.

A file photo of the accident at Metro site in Laxmi Nagar in October. Two people were killed in the incident

The police said 35-year-old Ratnesh, a supervisor at the site, came under the wheels of a concrete mixer when the driver of the vehicle lost control over the wheels while in the reverse gear.

"Ratnesh who was standing behind had no chance to escape. He died on the spot," said a Delhi police official posted at the Kamla Nagar police station.

The driver is reportedly absconding after the mishap while the dead body was taken to a nearby hospital for post mortem.

"A complaint of negligence has been registered against the driver and investigation is still going on," the police official said.u00a0 The driver could not be recognised till early morning but sources confirmed that he too was a DMRC employee.