Abu Dhabi road accident claims lives of three Indian siblings, domestic helper
Abu Dhabi: A tragic road accident in Abu Dhabi early Saturday morning claimed the lives of three Indian children and their domestic helper, according to a UAE-based social worker familiar with the incident.
The accident took place near Shahama on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai highway when the car in which they were travelling met with a fatal crash. Emergency responders rushed to the location, but the victims were declared dead on the spot, Madhyamam reported on Monday.
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According to the report, the children belonged to a family originally from Kerala and were residing in Ras Al Khaimah. They were returning home after attending a cultural programme held in the capital when the accident occurred.
Officials have not yet shared details about what caused the accident. The incident has sent shockwaves through the Indian expatriate community in the UAE, with several community members and organisations expressing grief and extending support to the bereaved family as arrangements are made following the tragedy.
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Odisha govt halts salaries of 5 teachers after school fire injures 4 students
Bhubaneswar (PTI): The Odisha government on Tuesday halted the salaries of five teachers and issued show-cause notices to other staff of a state-run high school in Rayagada district, a day after four students sustained severe burn injuries in a fire incident on the premises of the institute.
School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond told PTI that he has directed the department secretary to submit a detailed report on the incident and ordered a departmental inquiry to ascertain negligence, if any.
The students suffered burn injuries while playing around a fire during school hours.
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“The department has stopped the salaries of five teachers and issued show-cause notices to other staff members in connection with the incident,” he said.
The minister said that further action would be taken against teachers or staff if negligence in duty was established.
School and Mass Education Secretary N Thirumala Naik said three of the injured students were undergoing treatment at a hospital in Rayagada, while one critically injured student has been shifted to SCB Medical College and Hospital in Cuttack.
The school headmaster had lodged a complaint at Muniguda police station on Monday. Police have recorded statements of the injured students, officials said.
According to preliminary findings, the incident occurred when a classmate of the injured students allegedly threw colour thinner, an inflammable substance, onto a fire that had been lit by the students on the school building’s balcony.
Muniguda police station in-charge inspector Saudamini Behera said the students were playing on the school roof around 2 pm on Monday when they found a bottle of thinner stored there.
They allegedly poured it on the floor and set it on fire using a matchstick. One of the boys later added more thinner, causing the flames to flare up and injure four students, she said.
