Noida: Four kids injured as wall & awning collapse

NOIDA: Four children were injured after a portion of the terrace wall and an awning next to it came crashing down a three-storey house at Harola on Saturday evening. The debri fell on a parked autorickshaw and injured two children who were sitting inside it.
Three injured children were taken to the district hospital and doctors said one of them has serious injuries.
Police said that the incident took place around 5 pm when five-year-old Manav and a few other children were flying kites on the terrace of the three-storey house. The building is owned by Jagdish alias Jaggi and the children are from the tenant families.
While Manav was standing next to the terrace wall when it collapsed, along with the awning, Aman (14) and Utkarsh (3) were seated inside an auto rickshaw that was parked in front of the house.
They were playing games on mobile phones when the debri fell on them. Another child, Vikas (14), who was nearby was also injured.
A local resident said that the structure had cracks. The auto rickshaw on which it fell and a bike parked next to it were damaged.
“Aman and Utkarsh were inside the auto playing games on phone when the structure came crashing,” he said.
Sector 20 SHO Rakesh Kumar Singh said that the owner of the building stays in Noida Sector 19. Several rooms on the three floors of the building have been rented out. Most of the tenants are daily wage labourers.
“Manav escaped major injuries,” the officer said.
While Manav and Aman are brothers, Utkarsh is the son of one of the tenants named Pintu.
Manav has suffered injuries on the limbs and Utkarsh has got multiple fractures in the legs. Doctors said his condition is serious.
Manav and Aman have been discharged from the hospital and Vikas was taken to a private clinic where he got a few stitches.
Police said that they have not received any complaints from the families yet.