TAXILA: A man working at a stone crushing plant was killed after he fell from a height of 200ft because of accidental blasting.

Mohammad Ayub, a father of five, received multiple injuries from the fall and then died. The body of the deceased was taken to the Tehsil Headquarters Hospital, from where it was sent to his native town of Jori Raggan.

Hassanabdal police have registered a case against the manager of the plant, who fled from the scene.

This is the fourth incident this year in which labourers at stone crushing plants have died due to a lack of safety measures and the non-implementation of labour laws.

Published in Dawn, December 16th, 2017

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