An accident at a subway construction site in Shanghai early on
Tuesday has claimed the life of a construction worker, police and
witnesses said.
The accident occurred at 7:30?AM during construction of
Shanghai's No. 7 subway, a 33.3-km mass transit line linking the
outer Baoshan District with the booming Pudong New District, local
police told Xinhua.
The victim suffered fatal head injuries when a cement structure
collapsed at the work site on Lingling Road, near the Huangpu
River, a witness said.
Police confirmed he was killed instantly and they have launched
an investigation.
The accident came a week after a deadly cave-in trapped six
workers at a subway construction site in Beijing. Rescuers have
recovered five bodies but halted rescue efforts on Monday citing
the risk of further cave-ins.
(Xinhua News Agency April 3, 2007)