PRAYAGRAJ, March 25 -- A labourer was killed and another injured after a portion of a dilapidated house collapsed during foundation excavation work at an adjacent plot in the South Malaka area of Prayagraj on Tuesday afternoon, police said.

According to officials, foundation digging and pillar reinforcement work was underway on an empty plot adjacent to a house owned by Prakash Kesarwani. At around 3 pm, a section of the neighbouring structure suddenly caved in, triggering panic at the site.

While several workers managed to escape, two labourers-identified as 40-year-old Vinod Kumar and 30-year-old Sharda-were trapped under the debris.

Hearing their cries, local residents rushed to the spot and alerted the authorities. Police teams, al...