KOCHI: Two persons, including a migrant worker from West Bengal, died when a sunshade slab of an under-construction two-storeyed house collapsed at Karukutti in Angamaly, in the Ernakulam district, on Tuesday.
The accident happened at 8.45 am during the construction of the sunshade in a house near St. Xaviers Forane Church, Karukutti. The deceased were identified as Johny Anthony, 52, a resident of Muringoor, and Ali Hassan, 30, a native of West Bengal, both construction workers.
Three persons were injured and admitted to a private hospital in Angamaly and the condition of one of the workers is critical, according to the police. The condition of Kallu, a West Bengal native is serious, said hospital sources. Though the injured were rushed to a nearby hospital Ali Hassan was declared brought dead while Johny Anthony died at the hospital.