One dead, 4 hurt after part of Delhi's Gokulpuri Metro Station wall collapses
New Delhi: At least one person was killed and four others were injured when a portion of the Gokulpuri Metro Station wall on Pink Line collapsed on Thursday, an official said.
According to the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) official, the unfortunate incident occurred at around 11 am, when a portion of the metro station wall collapsed and fell on the road.
In an incident at the Gokulpuri Metro station on Pink Line, a portion of the station wall towards Up Platform fell on the road around 11:04 AM today, injuring five persons. They were immediately sent to the nearest hospital for medical attention. pic.twitter.com/HDxZbppuP4
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) February 8, 2024
All injured were rushed to a nearby hospital where one of them succumbed to the injuries.
The official added that the debris was cleared immediately. Two DMRC officials from the civil department have been suspended following the incident.
Two DMRC officials, a Manager and a Junior Engineer from the Civil department have been immediately suspended pending enquiry. The Executive Director\Civil\O&M is at the site for a first-hand assessment of the situation apart from officials from all concerned departments.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) February 8, 2024
DMRC has announced ex-gratia of Rs 15 lakh to the next of kin of the deceased, Rs 2.5 lakh for grievously injured and Rs 50,000 to those with minor injury, he added.
An ex-gratia is being given to the injured as mentioned below:
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) February 8, 2024
•₹ 50,000 for minor injury
•₹ 2.5 lakhs for grievous injury
DMRC will pay a compensation of ₹ 15 lakhs to the next of kin of the deceased.
He said train services on the small stretch from Maujpur to Shiv Vihar are running on single line, to repair the collapsed portion, towards the Up platform on Gokulpuri station which has also been temporarily closed.
However, train services on the rest of Pink Line are running normally. DMRC will be further investigating the circumstances leading to this incident to take necessary remedial measures to prevent such unfortunate occurrences in the future.
— Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (@OfficialDMRC) February 8, 2024
(With UNI inputs)
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