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Two workers killed, three injured in factory accident in Himachal's Una

Shimla/Una (HP), Dec 29 (UNI) Two workers were killed and three others seriously injured in an industrial accident at a steel bar factory in the Gagret industrial area of Una district of Himachal Pradesh on Monday morning.
The incident occurred around 10:30 am when a crane being used to lift scrap at the factory suddenly overturned. The scrap loaded on the crane fell on workers, injuring five of them.
The injured workers were rushed to the Civil Hospital, Gagret, where doctors declared two of them dead. The remaining three were referred to the Regional Hospital, Una, after receiving first aid.
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