Three labourers have been crushed under the wheels of a dumper while another suffered serious injury in a company premise on Chowka-Kandra road in adjoining Seraikela-Kharswan district, the police said today.
The incident occurred when the victims were taking a nap in the company premises ahead of their night shift duty when the stone-laden dumper ran over them, police said.
The injured labourers identified as Nisir Mahato (30), Ramesh Mahato (50) and Bidesh Mahato (22) and Jyotilal Majhi were immediately rushed to M G M Hospital here, where doctors declared Nisir, Ramesh and Bidesh dead.
Majhi was undergoing treatment at the hospital.
The vehicle was seized and a case lodged against the driver, the police said.
