A steel girder fell onto a pickup van during overnight construction at Eramalloor on November 14, 2025, killing the driver. An NHAI panel found work "carried out in violation of Indian Roads Congress (IRC) safety norms," with serious security lapses by contractor Ashoka Buildcon; the road had stayed open during active girder-lifting. NHAI ordered a wider safety audit of other NH-66 stretches.
On record
The official record states: "NHAI expert panel: work was "carried out in violation of the Indian Roads Congress (IRC) safety norms," with "serious security lapses" by the contractor."
Filed as "Collapsed (under construction); safety audit ordered" and dated to 2025, this entry sits under the "Not specified" line of the public accounts.
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“This is not satire. Aroor–Thuravoor Elevated Highway Girder Collapse is a matter of public record, and people did not survive it. We publish it so it is not forgotten between news cycles.”— Blunderlust Editorial Desk