Construction worker buried alive as mud wall caves in

A 50-year-old construction labourer was buried alive while another woman sustained injuries after a mud wall collapsed on them while they were digging the ground to lay foundation on a vacant plot at Banashankari 2nd Stage on Wednesday.

According to the police, the deceased has been identified as Linga Reddy, while his daughter-in-law Narasamma, 20, escaped with minor injuries. They hail from Adoni in Kurnool district of Andhra Pradesh, and had come down to the city a couple of days ago.

On Wednesday around 9 am, Reddy along with other workers started digging the ground for foundation. Around 12.15 pm, as they were digging, the mud wall collapsed on Reddy and Narasamma. Reddy was completely buried while Narasamma was partially buried.

Other workers, who noticed the mud wall collapsing, ran to safety. A few labourers pulled Narasamma from a heap of mud. They informed the police, who alerted the Fire and Emergency Service personnel, said the police.

The police along with the Fire personnel pulled out Reddy and shifted him to a nearby hospital where he was declared brought dead.

The police detained the contractor Swami and the hunt is on to trace the owner of the land, added the police.

A case has been registered in Banashankari police station.