Three Bangladeshi Workers Killed in Tragic Workplace Accident in Mauritius

Three Bangladeshi migrant workers have been killed in a tragic workplace accident in Mauritius.

The incident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on Mosque Road in the Plaine-des-Papayes area of the island nation.

According to reports by Mauritian media outlets Defi Media and L'Express, the deceased have been identified as Mohammad Miraj Hossain, 36, Hossain Md Belal, 37, and Sikder Zubayed Islam, 25.

All three were employed at an aluminium manufacturing company based in the Plaine-des-Papayes area.

According to preliminary police information, the accident took place at around 5:55 pm while the workers were unloading a box containing glass panels from a shipping container.

For reasons yet to be determined, the heavy box suddenly fell on the three workers, killing all of them at the scene.

Police officers from the Plaine-des-Papayes police station rushed to the site following the incident.

An investigation has been launched to determine the exact circumstances of the accident and how the heavy box fell on the workers.

The tragic deaths have cast a pall of grief over the Bangladeshi expatriate community in Mauritius.