Mehsana, October 12: Five labourers were killed after soil caved in on them at a construction site in Gujarat's Mehsana district on Saturday, police said. The incident occurred near Kadi town, around 37 km from the district headquarters.

Several labourers were digging a pit for an underground tank for a factory at Jasalpur village when loose soil caved in and buried them alive, inspector Prahaladsinh Vaghela of Kadi police station said. Kaithal Road Accident: 7 Killed As Car Plunges Into Canal Near Mundri in Haryana (Watch Video).

"Five bodies have been recovered, and three to four other labourers are feared buried. A rescue operation is going on," he said.