Overview
- A temporary iron ramp and handrail failed at a transit labour camp in Nandambakkam late on Sunday night, sending workers about 15 feet to the ground.
- One migrant worker, identified as Brinji Manjhi, died after being treated for head injuries and multiple others were hospitalized with most reported stable and a few in critical condition.
- Reports differ on the number injured, with The News Minute citing 49 victims and police-sourced accounts carried by PTI and ThePrint reporting 35 injured.
- Emergency responders and fellow workers moved the injured to Government Kalaignar Centenary Super Speciality Hospital in Guindy, Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre in Porur, and Rajiv Gandhi Government General Hospital.
- Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the collapse, raising questions about safety at temporary construction accommodation and the use of provisional metal stairways where large groups gather.