India, Feb. 9 -- An employee was killed in an accident at a cement factory in the Khrew area of Pampore in south Kashmir's Pulwama district on Monday, officials said.

An official said the employee, a resident of Khrew Pampore, was struck by a dumper inside the factory premises.

He was immediately rushed to the Primary Health Centre (PHC) Khrew, where doctors declared him dead, the officials said, as per news agency KNO.

The deceased was identified as Gulam Rasool Regoo, a resident of Khrew. Authorities have launched an investigation to ascertain the circumstances leading to the incident, they added.

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