Man killed in earth collapse

An indigenous man was killed and another person injured as a chunk of earth collapsed on them at Ramnagar village in Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon. The deceased was Tarsiuce, 36, while the injured was identified as Md Raihan of the village. Md Abdul Kader Zilani, officer in-charge at Dinajpur police station, said four day labourers went to the home of one Md Abdul Kuddus for digging a well at around 1:30pm. At one stage, a chunk of earth from near the mouth of the well collapsed on them, leaving Tarsiuce dead on the spot and Raihan injured. On information, fire fighters rushed in, recovered the body and sent it to the hospital morgue for autopsy, said the OC.