Latest News | Rajasthan: Two Labourers Die After Getting Trapped in Pit

Jaipur, Jan 31 (PTI) Two labourers died of suffocation on Wednesday after they got trapped in a pit on a company premises in Rajasthan's Khairthal-Tijara district, police said.

The incident took place when the workers were digging a 10-foot deep pit for a safety the tank on the premises of the Prayag Polymers Private Limited Company in Bhiwadi industrial area of Phulbagh, they said.

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Due to sudden collapse of the soil, the duo got buried in the pit and died due to suffocation, the police said.

The victims were rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared both of them dead, they said.

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The deceased have been identified as Ramkishan and Vandana -- both aged 25 and residents of Madhya Pradesh.

The bodies were handed over to the duo's relatives after post-mortem, the police said, adding that a case has been lodged and investigation is underway.

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