12 hospitalised as metal slab crashes at Gandhinagar, Ahmedabad

Fifteen workers were rescued, and 12 of them were hospitalised after a large metal slab collapsed at an under-construction site in Gandhinagar, officials said.

The incident occurred in the Kudasan area at around 9 pm on Wednesday when the slab crashed during ongoing construction work.

Gujarat Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi visited the site after the accident and said 12 of the rescued workers were admitted to Gandhinagar Civil Hospital, while three



others who did not suffer major injuries were discharged.

“According to the report received from the Gandhinagar Civil Hospital Superintendent, all 12 individuals hospitalised are safe, and none are in critical condition,” he said at the accident site.

Teams from the municipal corporation, district police, administration, State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) and National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) were involved in the rescue operation, the deputy CM said.