Two school students died after falling into a 7 feet waterlogged pit near a school in Tirupattur, police said on Wednesday.
The deceased have been identified as Monica and Rajalakshmi. According to officials both victims were students of class 5 and 9 respectively. “Inside the school premises there was a 7 feet pit that was digged to use the sand to lay road near the school. Due to rainfall for the past few days water has been stagnant in that pit. While returning from school yesterday evening, unfortunately Monica and Rajalakshmi fell into the pit. Rajalakshmi’s brother Manivel who noticed this shouted and called for help,” police said. According to police officials the deceased victims were taken to a nearby hospital however they were declared brought dead. “People recovered both Monica and Rajalakshmi from the pit and rushed to the Vanniyambadi Government hospital. Doctors treated the students declared two were dead already,” police said. The relatives of the students on Wednesday staged a protest demanding action should be taken against whoever is responsible for negligence which killed two students.
The deceased have been identified as Monica and Rajalakshmi. According to officials both victims were students of class 5 and 9 respectively. “Inside the school premises there was a 7 feet pit that was digged to use the sand to lay road near the school. Due to rainfall for the past few days water has been stagnant in that pit. While returning from school yesterday evening, unfortunately Monica and Rajalakshmi fell into the pit. Rajalakshmi’s brother Manivel who noticed this shouted and called for help,” police said. According to police officials the deceased victims were taken to a nearby hospital however they were declared brought dead. “People recovered both Monica and Rajalakshmi from the pit and rushed to the Vanniyambadi Government hospital. Doctors treated the students declared two were dead already,” police said. The relatives of the students on Wednesday staged a protest demanding action should be taken against whoever is responsible for negligence which killed two students.
