Vadodara: Four labourers died after an embankment collapsed on them at an illegal sand mining site in Gutardi village of Savli taluka on Thursday evening .The victims were identified as Ravindrakumar Vankar, Kalpesh Gohil, Nagin Vanzara and Bhailu Vanzara. Police said that the four and another labourer Dharmendra Vanzara were loading sand that was excavated illegally from a farm located on the banks of Goma River in a tractor. After a long day’s work, when Dharmendra went to the village to get tea in the evening, the embankment suddenly collapsed and all four got buried under it.When Dharmendra returned to the site, he did not find the four other workers. On noticing that the embankment, he suspected that all four of them were buried under it. Dharmendra then called the villagers for help. The villagers moved the sand and found all four of them in an unconscious state.Ravindrakumar and Kalpesh were rushed to a private hospital in Savli town, while the other two were taken to another hospital in Kalol. However, the doctors at both the hospitals declared them dead on admission.Local sources said that the villagers were aware about the illegal sand mining activity and the sarpanch had written to government authorities several times to stop the excavation. However, no action was taken by the mines and minerals department of Vadodara district.

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