Staff Reporter:

Two construction workers died, as a wall collapsed on them at Shahednagor Byapari Para area in Sirajganj town on Saturday, while they were working there.

Three others were also injured in the incident that occurred during excavation work for a drainage system, according to Abdur Rahman, deputy director of Sirajganj Fire Service.

“Workers were digging nearly five feet underground for drain construction when a six to seven-foot-high wall from a nearby house suddenly collapsed, burying five of them under the rubble,” said Rahman.

Firefighters and locals rushed to the scene and managed to clear the debris. The trapped workers were rescued and taken to Sirajganj Sadar Hospital.

Doctors subsequently declared two of them dead, while another critically injured victim was transferred to Bogura for further treatment.

“One of the bodies has been kept at the hospital morgue. The other body has been taken home by the victim’s family. We are working to identify all the victims and gather more details about the incident,” Sirajganj Sadar Police Station chief Humayun Kabir said.