A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) inspector was killed and his driver was seriously injured as an SUV they were traveling in was run over by a huge dumper at Gua iron ore mines in West Singhbhum district, about 150 km away from Jamshedpur, on Thursday.
The mishap took place when the CISF inspector, Nagendra Prasad was on his way for inspection of the security personnel engaged at the mines which belong to Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) at about 2.30 am on Thursday.
The driver of the SUV, Akaash Lohra, was seriously injured and was rushed to the Rourkela Steel Plant hospital. The doctors who attended him declared that both of his legs were damaged beyond repair level and will have to be amputated.
West Singhbhum superintendent of police, Ajay Linda confirmed the fatal mishap at the SAIL's Gua mines and added that the police and mining department is carrying out an investigation into the mishap.
"In the mishap, a CISF inspector who was on the C-shift duty was killed on the spot and the driver was seriously injured after a huge dumper ran over the SUV, the victims were traveling in at the small hours on Thursday. The matter is being investigated," said Linda while talking to The Telegraph Online.
Chief general manager, Gua Mines, BK Giri made a visit at the mishap spot along with the district mining officer on Thursday afternoon.
"The CISF inspector, Nagendra Prasad (45) was killed in a road mishap while he was on duty. The driver has also sustained grievous injuries. We are looking into exactly how such mishap took place," said Giri while talking to The Telegraph Online.
Prasad who was originally a resident of Palamu district is survived by his widow and two children who study at DAV Gua. The victim's widow lost her consciousness as she came to know about her husband's accidental death in the morning. She has been admitted to a local hospital for treatment.
According to police sources, the mishap took place on a hilly terrain inside the iron mines. "As the CISF inspector was moving on a mines road on the hill in an SUV, the driver had to negotiate a curve. But from the opposite direction, the heavy dumper was approaching which has a carrying capacity of 100 tons of iron ore. As the dumper is about 20 ft high, the dumper's driver could not see the SUV and ran over it," said a police official requesting anonymity.
The official said with the CISF inspector and driver inside, the SUV was smashed under the impact of the heavy dumper. "Having realized that a four-wheeler came under the dumper, the dumper driver put the vehicle on reverse gear and tried to rescue the victims. The management of the SAIL mines had to press gas-cutting equipment to take out both the victims," said the official while talking to this website.