2 staff killed as crane collapses at Jewar airport flyover development web site | India Information
2 min learnFaridabadUp to date: Jun 4, 2026 11:00 PM IST
No less than two staff had been killed and several other others feared trapped after a heavy crane at a development web site close to Jewar airport flyover fell.
The crane was getting used within the development of a flyover connecting the Jewar airport in Noida to Faridabad however misplaced stability and overturned on Thursday night, police stated.
Rescue operations are underway to evacuate the trapped staff, information company PTI reported, quoting police officers.
The accident triggered chaos on the development web site, as staff rushed to rescue their colleagues caught within the wreckage.
Victims being taken after a crane collapsed throughout Jewar flyover development, in Faridabad, Haryana, Thursday, June 4, 2026. (PTI Picture, Enhanced utilizing AI)
Police groups arrived on the scene and started rescue operations. Heavy equipment has been deployed to expedite the operation.
A number of rescued staff had been rushed to a close-by hospital for remedy.
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Heavy rain throughout the day reportedly had made the development web site muddy and slippery.
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Whereas lifting girders for the flyover, the heavy crane misplaced stability and toppled to the bottom, eyewitnesses recalled to PTI.
Round six to seven staff had been current on the scene throughout the incident. It’s feared that three to 4 of them had been crushed beneath the crane, witnesses stated.
#WATCH | Faridabad, Haryana: A crane overturned throughout the development of the Jewar Airport flyover close to Pahneda Khurd. Rescue operations are ongoing. pic.twitter.com/9QpDieefvX
— ANI (@ANI) June 4, 2026
Officers later confirmed that two staff have died within the incident to date.
A Faridabad police spokesperson stated the reason for the accident is being investigated. The precise extent of the injury will solely be recognized after the rescue operation is full and all of the trapped staff are evacuated.
The administration is monitoring the incident, he added.
The official stated work is underway to raise the large collapsed crane. Fuel cutters are getting used to chop the construction to free the trapped staff.
(With inputs from PTI)
