In a shocking incident, a lower kindergarten student died, while 2 of her classmates are undergoing treatment, when part of a school wall collapsed on them at Bogapuram in Vizianagaram district, on Friday.
According to reports coming in, the incident occurred when the children were in their classroom of the Chandra Vidyaniketan School, when the rain-soaked wall collapsed on them.
The victim has been identified as Sathvika. She is believed to have died on the spot. The wall collapse had left other students injured, 2 of them seriously.
The students were rushed to the nearest hospital, where they are being given treatment.
As news of the wall collapse spread, anxious parents rushed to the school to make sure that their wards were safe.
Incessant rains in the state during the past few days may have led to the weakening of the school walls, according to police.