Two workers were on Monday killed after a culvert they were working on collapsed along the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in Naivasha.
Four other workers sustained injuries after they were buried when the trough collapsed in the Mai Mahiu section that was under construction.
A worker who spoke to the Star stated that the section was compromised structurally following rains that had been experienced in the area over the past week.
He stated that the culvert collapsed without warning as his colleagues got trapped under the debris.
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"They were six and we managed to retrieve four who were rushed to hospital but the other two had died before we could rescue them," he was quoted by the Star.
He added that he had a loud bang followed by screams from the workers stating that the victims had no protective gear at the time the section caved in.
"Had the contractor provided safety gear, the lives would have been saved. We challenge the government to direct them to provide the same to us," he explained.
Area OCS Ezra Sambu confirmed the incident conveying that the injured workers would be transferred to Kijabe Mission Hospital for treatment.
Mr Sambu stated that investigations were underway to establish if the collapse could have been prevented and establish if the deaths were as a result of negligence.
Earlier in June, a Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) train heading to Mariakani was involved in an accident when it knocked down a cow killing it instantly.
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