Photo taken on June 16, 2021 shows the stone quarry where a collapse took place in Bukasa in Kampala, Uganda. At least four people were killed after a stone quarry collapsed in Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said.(Photo: Xinhua)

 

An excavator is seen at the stone quarry where a collapse took place in Bukasa in Kampala, Uganda, on June 16, 2021 At least four people were killed after a stone quarry collapsed in Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said.(Photo: Xinhua)

 
At least four people were killed after a stone quarry collapsed in Uganda's capital Kampala on Tuesday, a police spokesperson said.

Luke Owoyesigyire, deputy police spokesperson for Kampala Metropolitan said in a statement that the soil in a stone quarry collapsed in Bukasa, Makindye East, a Kampala suburb, killing four casual laborers on spot.

"The incident happened at around 1:45 p.m. when a group of people were busy breaking stones in the quarry," said Owoyesigyire.

A team of police officers responded to the scene and worked with the community to retrieve the four bodies from the rubble, he said.

The police spokesperson said the bodies have been taken to Kampala Capital City Authority mortuary at Mulago for post-mortem, as investigation into the cause is underway.

"We would like to inform the public that the stone quarry is currently a danger to the public and no one is encouraged to come close to them," said Owoyesigyire.