Gurgaon: Four students of a private school sustained serious head and facial injuries after a wall of an under-construction building collapsed onto the roof of their classroom in Faridabad’s Kheri Pul area on Saturday morning.The incident took place around 9.30am at Hans Memorial Public School on the 35-feet road in Bharat Colony. Around 20 UKG students and their teacher were inside the classroom when debris from the adjacent under-construction building crashed through the roof. The school has classes up to eighth standard.Police had not registered an FIR at the time of filing this report. The owner of the under-construction building allegedly fled after the incident.Among the injured, Deepti, Divya, Meera and Nandu — all between six and seven years old — suffered severe injuries to their heads and faces. A few other students also sustained minor injuries.According to school staff, the debris fell directly onto the classroom benches, trapping several children underneath. Teachers and other staff members rushed to the spot and rescued the students from the debris-filled classroom, which had 11 double benches.School principal Divya Parashar was not present at the time of the incident as she was unwell. Her father and the owner of the school alleged that the owner of the under-construction building ignored repeated warnings to follow safety measures during construction.“I personally requested the person constructing the fourth floor of his house to take proper safety precautions, but he did not pay heed, which eventually led to this accident. We immediately rushed all the students to the hospital and all of them are now safe,” he said.The four seriously injured students were taken to BK Hospital, while the others were administered first aid at the nearby Chauhan Hospital.Following the incident, all students were evacuated from the school premises. School officials said students had been called on Saturday only to collect holiday homework ahead of the summer vacation, which begins on Monday.Amit, the father of one of the injured students, said he was at work when the incident occurred.“Fortunately, there were no fatalities. My daughter suffered a head injury but she is stable now,” he said.Several police teams reached the spot after being alerted. Investigators are examining whether negligence in the construction work or a lack of safety measures led to the collapse. Police are likely to register a case against the building owner.
