Two boys died after a wall collapsed on them in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar area on Thursday evening, following heavy rains in the city. Police told PTI that the excessive rain has caused several incidents in the national capital today. This is the third such incident where residents have lost their lives due to a wall giving way.
In the morning, a massive tree was uprooted in the middle of the Kalkaji road and fell on vehicles. The immense weight of the tree, along with its abrupt fall, caused the death of a 50-year-old man, while his daughter suffered a pelvic fracture. The wall collapse incident occurred around 4:40 p.m. near Hanuman Mandir in Basant Nagar, police said.
Once a call was received about the wall collapse, the police rushed to the spot along with a disaster management team.
The victims included a 10-year-old boy from Begusarai in Bihar and a 9-year-old boy from Madhubani in Bihar. After the fall, the kids were rescued from the debris and rushed to AIIMS Trauma Centre in PCR vans. Doctors declared them dead on arrival.
Police further revealed that the boys had been sitting on the stairs adjacent to the wall when it suddenly collapsed. The wall belongs to the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and is suspected to have weakened due to prolonged rain and waterlogging in the area, the DCP added.
The debris has been cleared to ensure that no one else is inconvenienced. A detailed inspection of the site will be carried out soon to assess the structural integrity of the other nearby walls.
Police told PTI that the bodies have been preserved for post-mortem, and further legal proceedings are in progress.
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