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News24 reports that the SA National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is investigating the death of a construction worker at the Msikaba Bridge in Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape.
The deceased worked for one of the subcontractors on the site. Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga advised that the employee was involved in a fatal accident at 11:00 on Friday. The bridge is currently under construction and is part of the greater N2 Wild Coast Sanral expansion between Port St Johns and Port Edward. Sanral assured Chikunga the cause of the accident was being investigated internally by the joint venture partners of the project and by the police. According to Sanral, the site had an exemplary record of over 3.5 million injury-free hours until this tragic event struck. Sanral spokesperson Vusi Mona said that, together with the contractors, the Concor/Mecsa Construction Joint Venture, they were saddened by the construction worker's death.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ntwaagae Seleka at News24
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