A 40 year old labourer, Muhammad Ilyas, was killed when the ditch he was digging caved in, crushing him under the mud, police said on Friday.
The deceased belonged to Azad Kashmir. According to the police, Ilyas was taken to the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences where he succumbed to his injuries.
The incident occurred at Sangjani, a suburb of the city which falls in the Tarnol Police Station precincts.
