India, Feb. 21 -- An 18-year-old labourer died while another sustained injuries after a scaffolding at an under-construction building in Sarfabad in Sector 73 allegedly collapsed on Thursday, police said on Friday.

Police identified the deceased as Mohit Pal, a native of Hardoi. The injured person, Jeetu Kumar, is in his 20s and is a native of Rajasthan. The duo lived in Sarfabad.

"Around 8pm on Thursday, when Mohit and Jeetu were about to finish their work, the scaffolding suddenly collapsed. They were working on the scaffolding and fell from the third floor," said Vipin Kumar, station house officer (SHO) of Sector 113.

"Locals rushed the two to a nearby hospital, where Mohit succumbed to his injuries. Jeetu is currently out of danger...