Balasore, June 28: Tragedy struck at an English Medium school in Odisha's Padmapur under Balasore district, when a fourth-grade student lost his life after a water tank fell on him on Friday morning. The deceased has been identified as Narayan Tudu, the son of Bagarai Tudu from Baranga in Khurdha.
Narayan had recently enrolled in Banchhanidhi English Medium School, joining just 10 days ago.
The unfortunate incident occurred while Narayan alsong with other students went to wash hands after breakfast. Several students sustained minor injuries while Narayan was directly hit by the tank.
He was rushed to a nearest hospital where doctors delared him dead. Being informed, Chandipur police reached the spot and started investigation into the incident.