A portion of a government school building collapsed in Rajasthan’s Jhalawar district on Friday, leaving four children dead and 17 others injured, police said.
The children at the Peeplodi Government School in Manoharthana block of the district were preparing for morning prayers when the incident took place.
“Four children have died, and 17 others are injured. Ten children have been referred to Jhalawar, out of which three to four are critical,” Superintendent of Police, Jhalawar, Amit Kumar told PTI.
Police said the children were pulled out of the debris with the help of teachers and villagers.
VIDEO | Four children killed, 17 injured as government school building collapses in Rajasthan's Jhalawar district, say police. Visuals from the hospital where the injured children have been admitted.#RajasthanNews
