PESHAWAR: A labourer died while another was rescued after a mass of earth collapsed during the construction of an underpass at Jamil Chowk on the outskirts of the provincial capital on Friday, Rescue 1122 said.

The rescue authorities received a call that two labourers were trapped under the soil, according to a statement issued by the rescue service.

It said two ambulances were dispatched to the site soon after receiving the call, adding that the teams immediately began relief operations and safely recovered one trapped labourer alive. However, the search continued, and the rescue personnel later recovered the body of a 28-year-old labourer, Naveed.

Published in Dawn, November 14th, 2026