Virudhunagar (TN), Oct 23 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl died and her mother was injured after a wall of their rented house collapsed due to heavy rains at Mettumalai near Sattur in this district, police said on Friday.
The deceased was identified as Muthuchelvi, a Class 12 student. Her mother, Solaiyammal, who sustained injuries in the incident, was rescued from the debris and admitted to the Sattur Government Hospital.
According to the police, the incident occurred at October 22 night while the family was sleeping. Sattur and its surrounding areas had experienced heavy downpours for over five hours prior to the collapse.
The girl’s father, Selvam, who works at a printing press in Sivakasi, lived in the rented house with his wife and two children.
Following the collapse, neighbours immediately alerted the Sattur Town Police. Police personnel rushed to the spot, rescued the injured woman, and recovered the teenager’s body. The body was subsequently sent to the Sattur Government Hospital for a post-mortem examination. PTI JR SA
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