Two women killed as mound of earth caves in

Two women were killed and another seriously injured when the mound of earth they were digging in Kuruhum village caved in on them, police said on Thursday.

The women were digging earth when the incident took place on Wednesday, Station Officer Durgvijay Singh said.

While Marri (54) and Parbatiya (58) died before locals could pull them out, Suman (30) was seriously injured and admitted to a hospital, the SO added.