One dead, two injured as wall collapses in Delhi

A 30-year-old woman died while two others of his family suffered severe injuries on Thursday, when a wall near a garbage dumping site fell over them in the national capital, police said.

The incident took place in Farsh Bazar area of east Delhi.

"At around 5 p.m, a JCB machine while lifting garbage hit the dilapidated wall that collapsed, critically injuring the three persons," Deputy Commissioner of Police Nupur Prasad said.

The family of rag-pickers was rushed to the hospital, but the woman, Marjina, was declared dead, while her husband Ansar Ali, 34, and four-year-old son Suhail are undergoing treatent in Doctor Hedgewar Aarogya Sansthan.

 

The police have seized the JCB machine.

--IANS

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