Four workers injured as launching girder of BRT collapses

Four workers, including two foreigners, sustained injuries after a part of launching girder of Bus Rapid Transit project collapsed near Dhaka airport this morning. The launching girder (special type of gantry crane used for bridge construction) collapsed around 10:35am near Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.

Confirming the incident, Shafiqul Islam, managing director of Dhaka Bus Rapid Transit Company Limited, said that two Bangladeshi and two Chinese men, who were on duty, sustained injuries when the accident happened.

He said that three of the injured were admitted to Evercare Hospital, and another was taken to the National Institute of Traumatology and Orthopedic Rehabilitation (Nitor). None of them are in critical condition, he added.

Speaking about traffic movement on the road, Shafiqul said they do not think that there are risks at present. The road is open now, and traffic movement remains restricted following the accident, he added.Babul Mia, an operator of the control room at Fire Service and Civil Defence headquarters, told The Daily Star that the injured were taken to a hospital before firemen reached the spot.