New Delhi, Sept. 17 -- One sanitation worker died and three others were hospitalised after being exposed to toxic gas while cleaning a sewer in Ashok Vihar here, the police said.

According to the police, the toxic gas suddenly engulfed 40-year-old Arvind, a resident of Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, who was declared dead upon arrival at DDU Hospital.

The police said that on September 16, around 12 o'clock, a PCR call was received regarding sewer cleaning near Harihar Apartments, Ashok Vihar Phase-II, where four persons had fallen inside the sewer.

One person, Arvind (40 yrs), who is a resident of Kasganj, Uttar Pradesh, was declared brought dead at DDU Hospital. Three other workers -- Sonu, Narayana (both from Kasganj, U.P.) and Naresh (from ...