8-Year-Old Girl Dies After Iron Gate Falls On Her At School In Gujarat: Police
NDTV
A heavy iron gate on the school compound came off the hinges and fell on the victim when she was playing near it.
An eight-year-old girl died after an iron gate fell on her at a government school in Gujarat's Dahod district, an official said on Monday.
While the incident took place at a primary school in Rampura village on December 20, the victim died of head injuries at a hospital in Ahmedabad on Friday, the official said.
A heavy iron gate on the school compound came off the hinges and fell on the victim Ashmita Mohaniya when she was playing near it, district primary education officer Mayur Parekh said.
The girl sustained serious head injuries and was taken to a private hospital in Dahod city for primary treatment, and was later shifted to Ahmedabad civil hospital, where she died during treatment on Friday, he said.
