Four die in hillside collapse

Jabalpur, Oct 8 (UNI) Four people were buried alive and three were injured in a hillside collapse in this district's Sonpur village, police said today.

Seven people were digging a hill-like structure of red sand for painting houses when it collapsed killing Manisha Gontia (14), Hardayal (19), Mahesh Yadav (20) and Dhunsia Gontiya (11) on the spot.

On receiving information about the incident, villagers rescued people.

After the incident, police flattened the structure.

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