India, May 1 -- LUCKNOW A 36-year-old construction worker died while another sustained injuries after a portion of soil caved in during basement excavation at an under-construction hospital building in Vibhuti Khand on Thursday morning, said officials.

The incident occurred around 10am near the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) building on IGP road under the Vibhuti Khand police station area, according to a police statement.

On receiving information, police, along with fire service and State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) teams, rushed to the spot and launched a rescue operation. Two workers trapped under the debris were pulled out and rushed to Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences, where one of them, Laxmi Shankar...