DANG: A woman died while another woman sustained critical injuries as a mud mound collapsed over them, in Purandhara of Dang district on Saturday.

The deceased is Mina Oli (30) from Hastanapur, Purandhara-3 of the district, informed Pareg Narayan Chaudhary, Sub-Inspector at the Hapure-based Area Police Office.

Bhumisara BK of the same location sustained injuries in the incident and is undergoing treatment at a Tulasipur-based health facility.

Oli's body would also be sent to Tulasipur for postmortem.

The two women had gone to the mound to extract clay to scrub their house walls and floors for the upcoming Shivaratri festival.