Kota, May 29 -- Two railway officials lost their lives after soil collapsed during the construction of an underpass near Dara ki Naal on National Highway 52 in Rajasthan's Kota district, officials said on Friday.

The accident occurred late on Thursday night when railway personnel were supervising work on an underpass being constructed beneath railway tracks. Senior Section Engineer Sanjay Kumar Jha and Junior Engineer Prabhat Singh were trapped under the debris after the soil caved in during the operation.

Speaking about the incident, Senior Divisional Commercial Manager (DCM) Saurabh Jain described it as a tragic accident and said a probe had been ordered into the matter.

"The tragic accident occurred yesterday at approximately 8 pm w...