Two labourers were killed and an undetermined number feared trapped after a cave-in at an under-construction parking area in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur on Saturday, police said.
A mound of silt and mud caved in while digging was underway for the multi-level parking area's basement, a police officer said.
The incident occurred around afternoon on the busy Mall Road near Narona Square trapping labourers engaged in digging near the LIC Building when all of a sudden the mud mound collapsed.
A rescue operation was underway, the officer said.
Two dead bodies have been recovered.
Two other injured have been rushed to the Ursula Hospital. Their condition was said to be serious.
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