Three killed, four injured as concrete structure collapses at Hosur SIPCOT

Collector C. Dinesh Kumar and Superintendent of Police G.S. Anitha inspecting the site of the accident on the SIPCOT I premises at Begepalli in Hosur on Thursday. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT Three persons were killed and four others were injured when an under-construction concrete structure collapsed at a private firm on the SIPCOT I premises at Begepalli in Hosur on Thursday.The concrete structure was a part of an arch that was being constructed at Excel Auto Parts.The deceased Srinivasan, 24, of Hosur and Kumaresan, 25, and Micheal, 27, of Tirupattur were part of a 17-member crew involved in the arch’s construction. When the structure collapsed on Thursday evening, four others were injured and were admitted to the Hosur Govenrment Hospital. According to official sources, the injured escaped critical injuries.Collector C. Dinesh Kumar, along with Superintendent of Police G.S. Anitha, inspected the site. As a first response after the evacuation of the injured, power supply to the building was shut off, and a thorough inspection of the site was being carried out to identify if there are any other casualties.Speaking to The Hindu, Mr. Dinesh Kumar said he did not notice any weight-bearing structure that should have ideally been supporting the arch, indicating that it was not built in compliance with engineering principles and that it appeared to be of shoddy construction.“I have asked the Hosur Corporation Executive Engineer to inspect the structure and file a report,” he said.The Tamil Nadu government has announced that ₹8 lakh each would be provided from the Tamil Nadu Construction Workers Welfare Board Fund to the families of the three persons who died in the accident. Published - November 06, 2026 12:54 am IST