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Construction worker buried alive

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Press Trust of India Puducherry
A 24-year old construction worker was buried alive when a sand pit he was digging caved in on him at a private industrial unit here today.

Fire Service personnel retrieved the body of Sedhuraman, who was digging the eight-feet deep pit for the erection of a pillar of a structure in Eripakkam when the mishap occurred, police said.

The sandsuddenly caved in and collapsed on him, they said.

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First Published: Sep 26 2016 | 6:48 PM IST

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