Five labourers were killed as soil caved in at a construction site in Mehsana district in Gujarat, reported PTI, citing police officials.
This incident happened near Kadi town, which is nearly 37 km from the headquarters of the district.
Many workers were digging a pit for an underground tank that was supposed to be used by a factory in Jasalpur village. While digging the pit, loose soil caved in, burying them alive, the report said, citing inspector Prahaladsinh Vaghela of Kadi police station.
The rescue operations are still going on.
“Five bodies have been recovered, and three to four other labourers are feared buried. A rescue operation is going on,” the inspector said.
(This is a developing story.)