A 14-year-old Class 9 student died after an electricity pole collapsed on her in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district when an overhead wire got entangled with a DCM truck. Police have detained the driver and launched an investigation into the incident.
Hardoi: A 14-year-old Class 9 student was killed after an electricity pole collapsed on her in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district when an overhead power cable became entangled with a goods vehicle, police said.
The incident occurred around 5 pm on August 2 in Vihagawa village under the jurisdiction of the Behta Gokul Police Station. The victim, identified as Ragini Shukla, daughter of Ajay Kumar Shukla, had stepped out to buy groceries with her friend when the accident took place.
According to media reports, a DCM goods truck loaded with animal feed had arrived at a nearby shop for unloading. As the driver moved the vehicle, an overhead electricity wire became caught on the truck's metal frame. The force of the pull caused an electricity pole to bend, snap and fall onto the road.
Ragini and her friend, Kamini, were passing by at that moment. While Kamini managed to move away after noticing the pole falling, Ragini reportedly froze in fear and was struck by the collapsing pole, sustaining fatal injuries.
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