Teen Dies As 250-Year-Old 'Heritage' Tree Falls In Chandigarh School, Inquiry On Amid Questions
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Activists say "not merely a tree but the entire system has fallen", ask how Chandigarh administration could not monitor old trees for potential danger
A 15-year-old student died and 20 other people were injured in Chandigarh today as a 70 feet tall 'Heritage Tree' cracked from the ground up and came down on them at Carmel Convent School . Very Shocking to know the incident at Carmel Convent School Sector 9 at Chandigarh.My Sympathy is with the parents of the injured students n wish them all the speedy recovery..My condolences with the family of deceased student and the departure soul may rest in peace. Pained to learn that a student died and several others were injured at Carmel Convent School, Chandigarh, after a tree fell on them.I extend my heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and pray for the speedy & complete recovery of all injured students. pic.twitter.com/eNt6WAGFHN
Of the injured, at least one student and a woman working as a bus conductor at the Sector-9 school are in a serious condition. They are admitted to the premier PGIMER hospital. The 18 others, all students aged 9-16, are reported out of danger. The "major natural disaster" took place during lunchtime when the children were playing near the tree, said a press release by the UT administration.
Questions have now been raised about how the administration did not notice that the tree could be a hazard.
By the evening, three committees were told to inspect and investigate as civil society activists demanded accountability.