Student killed, 14 injured as tree falls on them in Chandigarh school
Darpan News Desk IANS, 08 Jul, 2022 11:38 AM
Chandigarh, July 8 (IANS) A student was killed and 14 others were injured when a 250-year-old peepul tree fell on them at the all-girls Carmel Convent School in Sector 9 here.
The about 70-feet tall tree uprooted naturally and fell on the students when they were playing under it.
Condition of a student and a woman conductor was stated to be critical.
The heritage tree was protected by the administration of the Union Territory.
Expressing grief over the incident, local Member of Parliament Kirron Kher tweeted by saying, "A very heart-wrenching incident of a tree falling at Carmel Covent School Chandigarh. My condolences to the bereaved families and I pray for a speedy recovery of the injured."
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The deceased was identified as Himanshu while his wife Priya (30) and son Krishna (3) are presently admitted to Safdarjung Hospital. The other injured were Harsh Makkar (40), his wife Seema (35), one Ice Cream vendor Ranjeet Sarkar (32) and one pedestrian Varun Kashyap (35).
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The deceased, Sarabjit Singh Brar, was a resident of Laburnum Apartments at DLF Phase 1 in Gurugram. At the time of the incident that occured on Wednesday morning, Brar was at his flat along with his wife.
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