1 dead, 3 injured as mud heap collapses at resort site in Pilibhit

Pilibhit: One person died and three others were injured after a heap of excavated mud collapsed during resort construction on the Madhotanda-Bifurcation Road around 10.30am on Thursday. The four labourers were levelling a mound of mud removed during the construction of a large septic tank when the heap caved in. The injured were rushed to the Autonomous State Medical College at Pilibhit district headquarters.Moin Mohammad, 28, of Piparia Santosh village under Madhotanda police limits, succumbed to his injuries. Among the three others, Shadab, 35, from Danga village, sustained fractured ribs and was reported to be in critical condition, while Ravi Kumar and Mohammad Hasnain were stated to be stable.Police have sent the body for postmortem examination. Officials said the resort's name could not be identified as no signboard was displayed at the construction site.Madhotanda SHO Ashok Pal said legal action would be initiated once a written complaint is received.