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Video: Five people fall into drain as concrete cover collapses at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan

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Five people fell into a drain and were injured after a concrete cover on the pavement collapsed under their weight in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer. A workshop for repairing punctured tyres was being run over the drain near the town’s railway station.</p>
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The incident was captured on a CCTV camera in the vicinity on April 7 at around 9.30 pm.</p>
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The video footage shows four people talking while a mechanic is repairing a motorcycle. A large number of tyres of heavy vehicles are also kept on the concrete slab covering the drain.</p>
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Suddenly the concrete cover caves in and all five men fall into the drain with the motorcycle coming down on top of them.</p>
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All of them are reported to have suffered minor injuries in the incident.</p>

IN Bureau

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