Labourer dies as wall collapses

A 35-year-old labourer died after the wall of an under-construction well caved in Malik Park on Friday. The details revealed that the victim identified as Abdul Rehman has been busy digging well for sewerage purposes with another guy. Rehman was at the deep end of the well while the other one was standing at the brink. During work, the wall of another underground well slipped all of a sudden. Resultantly, he was trapped under the landslide. Nearby people called Rescue 1122 teams. They reached the spot after getting information, launched the rescue operation and recovered the victim.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 18^th, 2020.