One student was killed and 12 others were injured after a lighting truss collapsed during a Dandiya event at MVSR Engineering College in Nadergul, under the Adibatla police station limits in Telangana’s Rangareddy district.
\n\nThe incident took place on Saturday evening during the college’s annual technical and cultural fest, ‘Sangamam’. Police shifted the injured students to a hospital for treatment, while a large police force was deployed at the college.
\n\nMVSR College Director Prasanna Kumar said the Dandiya event had been organised at the request of students as part of the cultural fest. The programme was scheduled to end around 5.30 pm to 6 pm.
\n\nAccording to Kumar, a strong gust of wind struck the venue around 10 minutes before the event was due to end, causing one of the stands supporting the lights to collapse on the section where female students were dancing.
\n\nThe deceased student was identified as Sony Narayana Das, who was studying in the Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) branch.
\n\nKumar said the college management immediately arranged vehicles to take the injured students to Pratyusha Hospital as emergency ambulance services were taking time to arrive. He said around nine students were admitted to the hospital and…
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