The Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (HMWS&SB) on Tuesday categorically denied the accusation that its negligence led to the incident in Toli Chowki, where a 78-year-old person fell into a trench dug up for piping works.
The elderly person breathed his last while undergoing treatment at a hospital on Monday.
According to water board officials, “The trench was barricaded, and workers were on duty, at the time of the incident. It was found that the man who was going in his scooter, stopped by and approached the barricades to look at the trench works. He lost control and fell over.”
