Five killed as mud mound caves in

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Press Trust of India Sambhal (UP)
Last Updated : May 15 2015 | 1:42 PM IST
Five persons, including four children, were today killed and four others injured when a mound of mud caved in on them in Kudfatehgarh area here, police said.
The victims, who are yet to be identified, were buried alive when the mound caved in while they were digging mud at Vicetha Kaji village, Additional Superintendent of Police Kamlesh Dixit said.
Police rescued the four children trapped in the mud and they have been admitted to hospital where their condition were stated to be stable, he said.
The attempts are on to ascertain the identity of victims, Dixit said.
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First Published: May 15 2015 | 1:42 PM IST

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