Crane topples at Delhi Metro site, two injured

October 3rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - In yet another accident at Delhi Metro construction sites, two cranes Saturday fell while one was lifting the other. Nobody was injured, authorities said.

September 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A coach of the Delhi Metro derailed near the Yamuna Bank station in east Delhi Sunday morning, an official said. No injuries were reported.

August 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A Delhi Metro train jumped tracks in the national capital on Wednesday afternoon, but no was injured in this freak accident. No one was injured in the mishap, which took place at Dwarka station in south-west Delhi at around 3:20 pm.

July 25th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Delhi Police Saturday transferred to its Crime Branch investigations of two Metro accidents at an under-construction bridge in south Delhi July 12 and 13. We have transferred the cases to Crime Branch," said assistant commissioner of police Rajan Bhagat.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A labourer was crushed to death when a steel beam fell on him at a Delhi Metro construction site in west Delhi Wednesday after six people were killed in two accidents at Metro sites in the last 10 days. Delhi Metro chief E.

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 22-year-old labourer was crushed to death when a steel beam fell on him at a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) site in west Delhi Wednesday, just 10 days after six people were killed at another metro construction site. However, the corporation said the latest accident was not "major".

July 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - A 22-year-old labourer was killed when an iron girder fell on him at a Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) construction site Wednesday, police said. The incident took place at 6 a.m.

July 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Traffic was restored Friday around a Delhi Metro construction site in south Delhi's Zamrudpur area where an accident killed six people five days ago. According to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC), two-way traffic movement on the road connecting the Nehru Place commercial district to Moolchand Hospital was opened Friday morning.

July 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Heavy rains Wednesday hampered the ongoing clearing of debris at the Delhi Metro construction site in south Delhi where the collapse of a concrete viaduct killed six people Sunday. Water and power supply that was affected by the falling heavy slabs of cement blocks and steel works, was resumed Wednesday, bringing relief to the residents of Zamrudpur, adjacent to the accident site.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - A day after a Metro Rail bridge collapse caused six deaths in South Delhi's Zamrudpur area, a launcher turned upside down, leaving another six persons injured on Monday. The incident took place when two to three cranes were lifting the huge girder at the site but suddenly it just toppled over due to heavy weight and crumbled down, causing everyone standing by rush to safe place.

July 13th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Six workers were injured Monday during relief operations at the Delhi Metro construction site in south Delhi where a section of the elevated track had collapsed Sunday, killing six people. The six workers were injured when the steel "launching girder" that holds up the elevated viaduct also came crashing down during relief operations.

July 13th, 2009 Cranes crash at Indian metro bridge accident siteNEW DELHI — Three cranes crashed Monday while trying to lift a steel girder that fell at a New Delhi metro rail construction site, a new setback for the landmark project a day after another accident killed six people there. Six people sustained minor injuries in Monday's accident, Delhi Metro spokesman Anuj Dayal said.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - An underconstruction bridge of the Delhi Metro collapsed in south Delhi Sunday, injuring at least 20 people, many of them critically, an official said. The accident took place at around 5 a.m.

July 12th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The collapse of an under-construction Delhi Metro bridge in south Delhi that killed five people Sunday is the worst accident so far involving the mass transport system in the national capital. Following is an accident time-line of Delhi Metro in recent times: July 12, 2009: Portion of an under construction bridge collapsed when its launching girder lost balance as it was being erected at Zamroodpur, near East of Kailash, on the Central Secretariat-Badarpur corridor slated to be opened September 2010.

May 10th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Five members of a family had a narrow escape when an over 400-tonne crane used for Delhi Metro construction came crashing on their car, police said Sunday. Shashi Dharan, his wife Saly Dharan, daughter Shruthi Dharan, niece Gish Thomas and driver Nishtos were returning in their Honda Civic car from Connaught Place to their home when the crane fell on the car in Jor Bagh area of Lodhi Colony around 10.10 p.m.