Five children hurt as school ramp caves in

Tribune News Service

Solan, November 11

Five schoolchildren were injured, one of them seriously, when the ramp of the Government Senior Secondary School, Bharog Baneri, leading from the ground floor to the first, caved in this afternoon and those using it fell about 10 to 12 feet down on the concrete surface below.

The incident occurred when the students of Class XI were going to their classroom from the ground floor after the lunch break. Rahul, Saurabh, Nidhi, Prachi and Siddharth sustained injuries. They were rushed to Nahan medical college for treatment.

The incident created chaos in the school as the staff rushed in to help the injured students.

Sirmaur Deputy Commissioner (DC), RK Gautam said Prachi, a student of Class XI, suffered fracture on her thigh while two more students are undergoing treatment at Nahan medical college. Two other students have also suffered minor injuries.

“The tehsildar has been directed to enquire into the incident and send a report as to why the ramp caved in and weather sub-standard construction material or other factors were responsible. Further action would be initiated after receipt of his report,” added the DC.