Africa-Press – South-Africa. The South African National Roads Agency Limited (Sanral) is investigating the death of a construction worker at the Msikaba Bridge in Lusikisiki, in the Eastern Cape.
Transport Minister Sindisiwe Chikunga said the employee, whose identity has not yet been released, was involved in a fatal accident at 11:00 on Friday.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that we learned of the passing of the worker. He was one of the unsung heroes who constantly ensured that the Msikaba Bridge project came to fruition. His service to the Eastern Cape people will forever remain an important part of the bridge’s history,” said Chikunga.
The tragedy happened a week after Chikunga visited the site on 28 April.
The bridge is currently under construction and is part of the greater N2 Wild Coast Sanral expansion between Port St Johns and Port Edward.
Sanral assured Chikunga the cause of the accident was being investigated internally by the joint venture partners of the project and by the police.
Sanral informed Chikunga that the site had an exemplary record of over 3.5 million injury-free hours until this tragic event struck.
“It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we pay tribute to one of our own. When a member of such a huge project dies, the entire team goes into mourning with the family. May they be comforted that they are not alone in this loss,” said Chikunga.
Sanral spokesperson Vusi Mona said that, together with the contractors, the Concor/Mecsa Construction Joint Venture, they were saddened by the construction worker’s death.
The deceased worked for one of the subcontractors on the site.
The Msikaba Bridge contract forms part of Sanral’s flagship N2 Wild Coast Road infrastructure development project, which starts in East London and ends along the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal border at the Mtamvuna River in Port Edward.
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