3 minor students die as wall collapses in Udaipur

Jaipur, Sep 28 (IANS) Three minor students died in Khairwada village in Udaipur district after the wall of a government-run school collapsed following heavy rains on Saturday, confirmed police officials.According to Lal Singh, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Police Control Room, Udaipur, "The deceased include two boys and a girl. The boys were aged 8 and 5 years, while the girl was 14-year-old."Singh told IANS that the kids were yet to reach the school and were on road when the dilapidated boundary wall of the school collapsed burying them under.A huge crowd of villagers gathered at the spot and informed the police and the district administration.The administration reached the spot and took out the kids from under the debris. The bodies were handed over to the families after post-mortem, the police said.The village comes under Thobawada which is a tribal belt. Heavy rains have lashed the area for the last two days.
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