5 labourers killed after truck unloads sand on shed in Jalna  

Five labourers, including a minor, were killed when a tipper truck unloaded sand on their temporary shed at a construction site on Saturday, the police said.

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The incident occurred in the wee hours of the day at the site of a bridge project at Pasodi-Chandol in Jafrabad tehsil, an official said.

He said the labourers were sleeping in their makeshift shed at the site when a sand-laden tipper arrived, and the truck driver, unaware of their presence, unloaded the contents on the shed, burying them.

Sources said the shed collapsed under the weight of the sand, and the truck driver fled the scene.

The official said a girl and a woman were rescued from the debris.

He said a case had been registered, and efforts were under way to trace the driver.

The deceased have been identified as Ganesh Dhanwai (60) and his son Bhushan Dhanwai (16), both residents of Golegaon in Sillod tehsil, and Sunil Sapkal (20), a resident of Padmavati in Jafrabad tehsil.

He said the identity of the other two victims was yet to be ascertained.