Child, three women killed as dumper truck falls on labourers in Gujarat
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Palanpur (PTI): Three women and a toddler were crushed to death when a dumper truck carrying sand overturned and fell on a group of labourers in Gujarat's Banaskantha district, police said on Sunday.
The incident occurred at Khengarpura village in the district on Saturday evening when a road construction work was underway, they said.
The dumper tried to make its way through a narrow passage and overturned, falling on a group of labourers engaged in the road construction work, Deputy Superintendent of Police SM Varotariya said.
It took nearly two hours to pull out the women and the child trapped under the truck with the help of cranes and bulldozers, officials said.
The four persons were then rushed to a government hospital where they were declared dead, the officials said.
Jaideep Trivedi, medical officer at the government hospital in Tharad, said four persons were brought dead to the hospital.
The police were informed and the bodies were shifted for post-mortem, he said.
The deceased have been identified as Renukaben Ganawa (24), Sonalben Ninama (22), Ilaben Bhabhor (40) and Rudra (2), according to officials.
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Bihar: Over 150 children fall ill after consuming 'mid-day meal' in Saharsa
Saharsa (PTI): More than 150 children were taken ill after allegedly consuming food that was part of the mid-day meal in a school in Bihar’s Saharsa district, a senior official said on Thursday.
The incident occurred at a middle school in Baluaha village of the district.
The official said that 115 children were undergoing treatment at the Sadar Hospital, while around 50 students were admitted to Mahishi Public Health Centre.
“We received information that several children fell ill after consuming the mid-day meal in Baluaha. The children were initially treated at the primary health centre, but later, many were referred to the Sadar Hospital,” Saharsa District Magistrate Deepesh Kumar told reporters.
“According to doctors, the health condition of the children has improved, but they will be kept under observation for some time. There is no need to panic. Some kids are having mild fever. They are being treated accordingly,” Kumar said.
Meanwhile, family members of some children claimed that a snake was found in the container in which cooked pulses was stored at the school.
Of the 545 students present in the school, 200 had already eaten their meals by the time the snake was spotted, and later complained of stomach ache and vomiting, they said.
Regarding the claims, the DM said food samples have been collected from the school.
“We will be able to comment on this only after the results of the tested samples arrive,” he said.
