Eight-year-old girl killed in wall collapse after heavy rain in Karnataka's Yadgir

KARNATAKA: An eight-year-old girl was killed after a house wall collapsed following heavy rains in Yadgir district of Karnataka, police said on Tuesday.

The incident occurred at Tumakuru village in Vadagera taluk, where the kitchen wall of a house belonging to Siddappa collapsed after heavy rainfall on Monday.

Yadgir Deputy Commissioner Harshal Bhoyar and Superintendent of Police Pruthwik Shankar visited the spot on Tuesday.

The deceased has been identified as 8-year-old Akshata. According to police, following heavy rains on Monday, the kitchen wall of a house belonging to Siddappa collapsed. Akshata was playing in the hall along with other girls when the wall fell on them.

Akshata died on the spot, while two other children who were playing with her sustained injuries. The injured children have been shifted to the Yadgir Institute of Medical Sciences (YIMS) for treatment.

The jurisdictional Vadagera police have registered a case and are investigating the matter. More details are yet to emerge regarding the incident.