Worker killed as tractor tyre bursts during inflation at Sholinganallur

CHENNAI A 40-year-old contract worker was killed when a tractor tyre burst at a private garbage contractor’s maintenance yard near the Sholinganallur zonal office on Monday morning. The deceased, Ali Hussain Malik, was employed by Sumit Elco, which handles garbage collection in Zone 15 of the Greater Chennai Corporation and transports the waste to Perungudi dumping yard.

According to the police, Malik was filling air into a tractor tyre when it suddenly burst under pressure. It threw him off, causing severe injuries.

His colleagues rushed to his aid and attempted to take him to a hospital, but he died before receiving medical attention.