12-year-old girl dies, 11-year-old boy critical after falling from multi-storey buildings in Panchkula, Chandigarh
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Chandigarh/Panchkula: A 11-year-old boy, Shaurya, was critically injured after falling from the roof of his house onto high-tension electric wires in Maulijagran. The accident occurred around 11 am. while Shaurya was playing at the house of his landlord, Puran Chand, where he had accompanied his mother.
Shaurya's fall resulted in severe electrocution, rendering him unconscious with foam coming out of his mouth. Residents quickly sprang into action, using a wooden stick to separate him from the wires and bringing him down safely. He was taken to Sector 6 general hospital in Panchkula, where doctors referred him to PGI, Chandigarh, due to the severity of his condition.
The local community has urged the administration to address the safety of exposed power lines in residential areas to prevent such tragic accidents in the future.
In another incident, a 12-year-old girl lost her life after falling from the fifth floor of an under-construction building in Sector 23, Panchkula. The girl, identified as Shanu, was reportedly playing with her siblings when she lost her balance and fell.
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According to her father, Giridhar, all three of his children were playing on the upper floor when the accident occurred. Shanu fell from the floor and landed on a water tap, which struck her head and chest, causing serious injuries. Onlookers rushed to help, and her father, who is differently-abled, immediately took her to Sector 6 Hospital in Panchkula, where doctors declared her dead on arrival.
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