In a freak accident, a construction worker from Madhya Pradesh was killed after he slipped and fell into a concrete mixer at the IAF Air Base Depot in Sulur on the outskirts of the city.
Police said 25-year old Vinodh was inspecting the mixer when he lost his footing and fell into the machine, which started spinning under his body weight, killing him on the spot.
Some persons present there immediately rushed him to a nearby hospital, but he died en route, police said.