Maharashtra: An 11-year-old boy lost his life after a bus depot's compound wall collapsed on him in Maharashtra's Palghar. The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on Thursday, after a bus being moved in reverse direction hit the wall. A video of the incident has also gone viral on social media.
Speaking about the incident, a police inspector said that the bus hit the compound wall of Jawhar depot while the driver was reversing it. Due to this, a portion of the wall collapsed on those who were standing close to it. The inspector said that this led to the death of the 11-year-old. He further added that a 15-year-old has also been injured in the incident.
The boys had come to Jawhar to meet their relatives. The body of the 11-year-old has been sent to a government hospital for post-mortem. The injured is also undergoing treatment. No arrest has been made in the incident so far.
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