8-year-old girl crushed to death under school gate in Palghar

Their gate of the school, which is located behind the Panchayat Samiti in Wada, is a small one attached to an incomplete brick wall, which fell while the kids were playing around it claiming the girl’s life

An eight-year-old girl died of head injuries after an iron gate of a Zilla Parishad (ZP) school in Wada,Palghar district fell on her on Monday.Two other kids also sustained injuries and were admitted to the Civil Hospital in Thane.

The spot where the accident occurred in Wada of Palghar district (HT Photo)

The victim — Tanvi Dhanwa — a Class 2 student of ZP Primary School in Wada died instantly after the iron gate fell on her on Monday at around 2 pm during lunch break.Two other students,Shailesh Chavan, 8, and Anju Shivkumar Prasad, 6, who were also playing with Tanvi received injuries and were shifted to Thane Civil Hospital after they were first rushed to the Wada Rural Hospital. However, Anju was later shifted to J J Hospital as she has suffered fractures on her rib cage.

Their gate of the school, which is located behind the Panchayat Samiti in Wada, is a small one attached to an incomplete brick wall, which fell while the kids were playing around it claiming Tanvi’s life.

After the incident Nidhi Chaudhari,CEO,ZP,Palghar, visited the spot and has ordered an inquiry into the ghastly incident while the Wada police have registered a case of accidental death and the post mortem report is awaited.

“Parents are sending their children to the ZP schools in Wada as per ‘Education For All’ programme by the State government but the ZP school lacks basic infrastructure so much so that even the toilets have no doors or are in a ricketey state,” said Narendra Patil, a social activist from Palghar.The Monday incident should be an eyeopener and the Government should wake up and improve the infrastructure including old buildings, he added.

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