This story is from January 11, 2021

Girl, 8, woman die in wall collapse in Krishnagiri district

An eight-year-old girl and a 62-year-old woman died after a wall of a house collapsed and fell on them at Nerlagiri village near Veppanahalli in Krishnagiri district on Sunday. About 20 people were injured in the incident and admitted to a hospital.
Girl, 8, woman die in wall collapse in Krishnagiri district
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KRISHNAGIRI: An eight-year-old girl and a 62-year-old woman died after a wall of a house collapsed and fell on them at Nerlagiri village near Veppanahalli in Krishnagiri district on Sunday. About 20 people were injured in the incident and admitted to a hospital.
The deceased were identified as Mega Sri, 8, and Munibala.
Police said the incident happened when a bull running event was organized in the village.
“About 40 people were sitting on a wall on the terrace of a house and another 30 people were sitting below them in front of the house. They were watching the event. Suddenly the terrace wall collapsed and people sitting on it fell, along with debris, on the people sitting below,” said Bandi Gangadhar, superintendent of police, Krishnagiri district.
The girl and woman died on the spot, the officer added. The injured were admitted to the Krishnagiri government hospital.
The Veppanahalli police said the event was organized without permission and registered a case.
The injured include Geetha, 35, Lavanya, 24, Shoba, 40, Ramamurthy, 20, Nagammal, 35, Akshaya, 7, Arun, 24, Nandhini, 10, Yokesh, 10, Aswathama, 60, Siva, 6, Narayana Rao, 21, Kalaivani, 12, Shila, 25, Ramarathinam, 39, Latha, 35, Nathiya, 8, Nakshatra, 5, and Kumari, 5.
Veppanahalli MLA P Murugan also reached the spot and consoled family members of the deceased.
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