Koraput, Jun 23 (PTI) Four children died after falling into a rainwater-filled pit in Odisha's Koraput district on Thursday afternoon, police said.

Three girls and a boy, aged between five and seven, died in the incident that happened in Majhiguda village in Koraput block, they said.

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A company engaged in the construction of a road under the Bharatmala project had dug up the pit of around six feet deep, according to official sources.

Villagers spotted the bodies floating in the pit around 2.30 pm.

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"The bodies have been recovered and an investigation is underway," Koraput sub-divisional police officer Manoj Pujari said.

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