School Teacher Dies in AP as Metal Bucket Falls on Her, Negligence Cited
Rajanagaram (Andhra Pradesh): A public school teacher died in Anakapalli district on Friday when a metal bucket used to lift construction materials hit her due to alleged negligence on the part of a contractor, police said.
Anakapalli district Superintendent of Police (SP) Tuhin Sinha said that Jyotshna, who worked as an English teacher at Rajanagaram government high school, died in the accident.
Jyotshna was walking near the construction site at the school when the heavy metal bucket fell on her. SP highlighted two negligences of the contractor who built this building; These were the absence of perimeter fencing and the creation of a sterile zone around the working area of the hive. A case has been registered and investigation is ongoing.
