One killed at building site

One killed at building site

TANGERANG (JP): One construction worker was killed and five seriously injured Tuesday when a part of a structure collapsed on their building site, a media report said yesterday.

Witnesses said the accident occurred at the PT Bintang Cikupa site on Jl. Raya Serang at about 12 p.m. when a pole broke and part of the structure it supported collapsed.

"Yayat was crushed to death by the concrete pole and other workers were injured by falling debris of the crumbling structure," a worker said.

Police said the cause of the accident was under investigation, Antara reported.