One killed, three injured as mound caves in UP

A 30-year-old woman was killed and three other women were injured as a mound of mud collapsed at Khatola village in the district, police said on Wednesday.

Muzaffarnagar: A 30-year-old woman was killed and three other women were injured as a mound of mud collapsed at Khatola village in the district, police said on Wednesday.

The incident happened last evening when the four women were digging out mud to plaster their houses before the rainy season. The mound of mud then collapsed killing one, they said.

The deceased has been identified as Masroofa. Three others were taken out alive from under the mound. They were rushed to a nearby hospital, they added.

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