India
oi-Ajay Joseph Raj P
Patna, Mar 08: As many as six people were killed and six others seriously injured on Monday when the boundary wall of a high school collapsed in Bihar’s Khagaria district.
It can be seen that the incident took place at Chandi Tola area under the jurisdiction of Maheshkhunt police station. The tragedy reportedly took place when an excavator was digging a drain near the boundary wall of the school.
According to an eyewitness, the six-foot deep drain was being constructed without any proper planning. He alleged that the wall of the school was damaged due to the excavation and it collapsed trapping labourers working at the site.
Police said that the injured were rushed to a local hospital and their condition was said to be serious.