Gujarat: Old wall falls on five, two killed

Rajkot: Two persons were killed and three others injured when a wall of a dilapidated house that was being demolished came tumbling down in Nilkanth Sheri area of Lathi town in Amreli district late on Wednesday evening.

According to police who identified the deceased as Bhavesh Mer and Mehboob Malek, both in their mid-20s, the incident took place when five labourers were demolishing the old house in Nilkanth Sheri area on behalf of a contractor.

While the labourers were removing rubble, the wall supporting the rubble gave away suddenly and it fell on the five labourers got who buried under the debris. The people from nearby houses rushed to the spot and rescued the labourers.

However, police said that Mer and Malek had died on the spot. The injured labourers have been shifted to Lathi government hospital for treatment. Their condition is said to be stable.