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WebIndia - Sunday 9 December 2007

 50-year-old man was killed on the spot and seven others seriously injured when a giant steel plate fell on them in a private sugar plant at Kurumbur near Arantangi in Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu today.

 50-year-old man was killed on the spot and seven others seriously injured when a giant steel plate fell on them in a private sugar plant at Kurumbur near Arantangi in Pudukkottai District of Tamil Nadu today. Police said the deceased and the injured were engaged in a welding work when the mishap occurred.

The deceased was identified as Kumar of Pettavaithalai in Tiruchirapalli district.

The injured were admitted to a private hospital here, police added.