A 30-year-old man was killed on the spot as he was busy in his work at a building construction site at the densely-populated Baroda ghat in Bagbera on Sunday morning.

The victim was identified as Mohammed Sonu, a resident of Islam Nagar in Jugsalai. He was the only bread-earner of the family.

According to sources, Sonu was working at a building construction site along with two others. They were working inside a deep pit when suddenly a loose chunk of building materials fell on them, causing Sonu to sustain fatal injuries.

The injured was rescued and rushed to the Sadar Hospital in Khasmahal where the doctors on emergency duty declared him dead.

Having got the information regarding a fatal mishap, a police party led by OC Bagbera thana, Rajesh Kumar Singh rushed to the spot and inspected the construction site.

“From the inspection we found that the mishap, which claimed the life of a 30-year-old man, caused due to lack of coordination between the workers and also because of inadequate safety measures,” said Singh while talking to The Telegraph Online.

Singh said three workers including Sonu, were digging a pit for the foundation of the building at around 9 am. He said then suddenly some other workers started to pour building materials into the pit. He said while two workers managed to save themselves, Sonu was partially buried in the building materials and was fatally injured.

"Had there been the necessary coordination, then some other workers would not have ventured into the pit, resulting him to die on being buried alive with the building materials,” said the OC.

The police said they have recovered the body and sent it to the MGM medical college mortuary for post-mortem.