India, Sept. 3 -- At least two labourers were killed while another was injured when heavy rainfall triggered a landslide at a mine in Rajasthan's Sikar on Tuesday night, officials said.

"The mine was about 300-feet deep. The incident happened at around 8pm, following which officials and the rescue team reached the spot. At around 3am on Wednesday, the bodies of two labourers were retrieved while another was found in a critical state," Patan station house officer Vikram Singh said.

According to the officials, the landslide happened when a huge rock above the mines collapsed due to heavy rainfall.

"The two deceased - Laxman Singh (45), a native of Neem-Ka-Thana and Surendra Singh (35), a native of Uttar Pradesh - were working in a dumper...