Mangaluru, Sep 19: A labourer lost his life after a compound wall collapsed amidst incessant rains at Kuluru in Mangaluru today.
The victim has been identified as Umesh (38), a resident of Neermarga.
The tragedy occurred near St Antony’s Church at Kulur. It is learnt that Umesh and two other labourers were working on a neighbouring compound belonging to one Jadagish.
When they realized that the compound wall near the church will fall on them, they started running.
However, Umesh fell and all of a sudden the compound wall collapsed fell on him burying him under the debris, sources said. The other two other workers escaped unhurt.
Even though police and fire personnel launched a rescue operation with the help of locals, Umesh breathed his last.
A case has been registered at Kavoor police station and investigations are on.
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