Three people were killed when an under-construction flyover of the Delhi Metro collapsed in south Delhi early Sunday morning. Thirteen people were injured and rushed to the AIIMS trauma centre.

Some workers may still be stuck under debris.  About 35-40 workers were at the site.

One of the pillars, which broke, led to the collapse of the concrete slab. A water pipeline also burst as the heavy slab fell on it.

Police, fire brigade and ambulance are at the spot and rescue operation is being carried out.

In a similar incident in October 2008, two people died and 16 were injured when a portion of the an under-construction bridge collapsed and fell on a bus on east Delhi’s busy Vikas Marg.

Delhi Metro Rail Corporation blamed the contractor Afcons Infrastructure for the accident but the contractor wasn’t changed as DMRC said that would mean major delays.

The company said it had put many more safety measures in place after this incident.

Some of other major metro-related accidents in the past:

On July 18, 2008: A faulty crane at a metro construction site dropped a four-ton iron beam on a passing car and injured two people.

August 28, 2007: A crane driver died after a concrete block fell on him.

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