Coimbatore: Conservancy worker dies as garbage bin falls on him
The worker died on the spot after the bin fell on him while he was adjusting it on a hydraulic lift.
By : DC Correspondent
Update: 2017-03-08 13:40 GMT
Coimbatore: A 29-year old conservancy worker was killed today in a freak mishap when a garbage bin fell on him from a lorry in the city.
Ramesh, a contract labourer, was adjusting the bin on a hydraulic lift, when it suddenly fell on him, resulting in his death on the spot, police said.
The driver of the lorry was taken into custody for interrogation, they said.
A group of conservancy workers gathered at the spot and demanded that the family of the deceased be paid Rs.15 lakh as solatium besides a permanent job to a family member, they said.