JAIPUR, Jun 29: At least four persons were killed and two injured when earth caved in at a pit on the project-site of the Chambal Pipeline in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district today.
According to District Collector Qummar Chaudhary six persons were rescued from from the caved in pit of the pipeline in Nangal Jungi village of Roopwas block. Of them, two were declared brought dead by the doctors at the RBM District Hospital.
Two of the injured later succumbed at the hospital while two were still under treatment, Chaudhary said, adding the deceased included three women.
The SDRF team has been rushed to the work site to ensure no one was still buried in the debris in the pit, he said.
Unofficial sources, however, said that around 10 persons were buried in the pit and victims might have gone to some private hospitals.
Some of the workers have come from the neighbouring state of Uttar Pradesh, their relatives have also rushed for Nangal Jungi village site, sources said. (UNI)
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