Rayagada, July 31: Five people, most of whom were children, were killed as an under-construction culvert collapsed on them in Odisha's Rayagada district on Monday, police said. Odisha: Question Paper Leak Allegation in OSSC Examination.

The incident happened in Uparsaja village in Kalyansinghpur block when they were bathing under it. They were bathing in the rainwater that accumulated under the culvert. Odisha Shocker: Woman Priest, Her Three Sons Murder 14-Year-Old Boy in Angul for Suspected Human Sacrifice, Arrested.

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Among the deceased were four children, police said. A rescue team, comprising personnel of the fire service and police, was working to clear the debris, they said. Police said they suspect that more people might be trapped under the debris.