Pune: A labourer was killed and another injured after a soil mound caved in at a bridge construction site near Indapur in Pune district on Friday morning, a police official said.
The incident occurred around 10.30 am when the workers were engaged in expansion work on a bridge and construction of a service road alongside it.
According to the official, a portion of the old soil embankment collapsed while the work was underway, trapping two labourers underneath. One worker, who had sustained injuries, was rescued, while the other was found dead, the official said. Further details are awaited.
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