Two workers die from falling tree branch in Chennai

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Two workers died in Chennai when a falling tree branch caused a compound wall to collapse on them during tree cutting at a private company. The incident occurred on Saturday in Ambattur Industrial Estate. The workers were contracted to cut trees when a large branch fell, hitting the wall and trapping Thangaraj, 32, and Vijayakumar, 41. Thangaraj died instantly, while Vijayakumar was declared dead at the hospital. Anbu, 41, is receiving treatment and is improving. Police arrested the company manager and supervisor for negligence. The bodies of the deceased have been sent for postmortem.


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