An Independence Day celebration at Al-Hasan Public School in Sambhal turned tragic after a porch collapsed under the weight of children who had climbed onto it to watch the programme. Eight-year-old Nizam died, while Saif Ali, 11, and Shaidana, 10, were injured and taken to hospital. The deceased child's family declined a post-mortem.
Sambhal: An Independence Day celebration turned tragic in Uttar Pradesh's Sambhal on Saturday when a school porch collapsed under the weight of children who had climbed onto it to watch the programme, killing an eight-year-old boy and injuring two others, police said.
The incident occurred at Al-Hasan Public School in Madala Fatehpur village in Sambhal tehsil, where the Independence Day programme was underway in the morning.
Porch collapses under excess weight
According to police, the flag-hoisting ceremony had concluded and children were performing when children from nearby homes, who had come to watch the event, climbed onto the porch above the school's main gate.
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