6 labourers killed as boundary wall of Bihar school collapses

At least six labourers died on Monday when the wall of a primary school fell on them in Bihar's Khagaria district. Some of the labourers had commenced an excavation work adjoining the wall of the school, which damaged it resulting in the collapse, trapping labourers working at the site.

Khagaria (Bihar): Six labourers were killed and three others injured as the boundary wall of a school collapsed when they were digging earth close to it as part of a government project in Bihar's Khagaria district on Monday. The incident occurred in Chaidha Banni village under the Maheshkhunt police station area.

A group of labourers were digging earth for the construction of a drain adjacent to the school's boundary wall under a government project when it collapsed on them, killing six people and injuring three others, Deputy Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar said.

The injured persons were admitted to a hospital, he said.

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed grief over the death of six people in the tragic incident and announced an exgratia of Rs 4 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased. The bodies were sent for post-mortem examination.

With inputs from agency