Three labourers died on the spot. One person died at a hospital, police said. (Representational)
Four labourers were killed as the wall of an old house collapsed in Kukshi town in Madhya Pradesh's Dhar district on Friday, police said.
The incident took place in the Kachahri Chowk area when the labourers were working on an adjoining plot of land, said an official.
"Three labourers died on the spot. One person died at a hospital in Barwani. The victims were identified as Govind (32), Roop Singh (35), Rakesh (30), and Ter Singh (40)," sub-divisional officer of police (SDOP) Dilip Singh Bilwal said.
Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed grief at the incident.
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