Tamil Nadu: Two Die In Stone Quarry After Soil Caves at Perambalur

Perambalur District Collector Venkada Priya said that the quarry has been temporarily shut down and the department of mines will conduct a study and submit a report on the incident immediately.

Chennai: Two people died after boulders and soil caved in and fell on them in a stone quarry in Kalpadi of Perambalur district on Friday.

The deceased were identified as C. Subramani (40), brother of the quarry owner and R. Senthil Kumar (35), a driver at the stone quarry.

According to Perambalur Superintendent of Police, who visited the spot immediately after the crash, Subramani was standing on top of the quarry when suddenly soil and boulders under him caved in and he came crashing down to the quarry with boulders and soil falling on him. He died on the spot.

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Senthil Kumar was standing in the quarry and the boulders and soil fell on to him as well leading to his on the spot death.

The bodies were taken to the Perambalur Government Hospital for post-mortem. The Maruvathur police has commenced investigation into the case.

Perambalur District Collector Venkada Priya and Superintendent of Police S. Mani reached the spot and conducted a detailed investigation.

The district collector told media persons that the quarry has been temporarily shut down and the department of mines will conduct a study and submit a report on the incident immediately.

Earlier, six workers were trapped in a 300-ft-deep pit at a stone quarry in Tirunelveli district on May 14. Three of them were rescued alive while three other persons succumbed to injuries.