A firefighter saves a 14-month-old baby girl from a 10-meter-deep pit in Harbin, Northeast China's Heilongjiang province. [Photo/Xinhua]
A firefighter prepares to search for trapped people in a 10-meter-deep pit caused by a road cave-in in Northeast China's Harbin city. [Photo/Xinhua]
Two people died from injuries sustained in the fall into a 10-meter-deep pit caused by a road cave-in in northeast China's Harbin city, local authorities said Wednesday.
The other two who also fell into the pit are still in hospital, but the injuries are not life-threatening, according to officials with the city government.
The cave-in happened Tuesday afternoon in Liaoyang Street in Nangang District of Harbin, leaving a 10-square-meter and 10-meter deep pit on the road.
Investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
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