Kupwara, Nov 14: A Class 3 student died after a portion of a school wall collapsed on her during the lunch break in Drugmulla area of north Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday, officials said.
The girl sustained critical injuries when the wall gave way and fell on her while students were on their lunch break, an official said.
She was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, where doctors declared her brought dead.
The deceased was identified as Gaziya Parvaiz, daughter of Parvaiz Ahmad Najar.
Meanwhile, authorities have taken cognisance of the incident and initiated a probe to ascertain the circumstances leading to the wall collapse.
