Wall collapse hurts 5 kids

Staff Correspondent, Khulna
Five boys and girls were seriously injured in wall collapse yesterday morning at Basupara under Sonadanga police station of Khulna city. The injured are Rony, 6, Belal, 5, Shahed, 6, Fatema, 6, and Afroza, 7. All of them are students of class one at Islamabad Government Primary School. The accident occurred as a speeding truck, laden with sand, hit a roadside boundary wall. A portion of the wall fell on the kids when they were returning home from their school. They were admitted to Khulna Medical College Hospital (KMCH) in critical condition. Police seized the truck while its driver escaped soon after the accident.