40 people injured in wall collapse in Bihar

At least 40 people were injured after the wall of a house collapsed on them in Bihar’s Patna district on Wednesday, police said.

The incident occurred at 2 pm in Shripalpur area on the outskirts of Patna when a religious function was going on there, a senior officer said. The majority of the injured are



women.

“At least 40 people were injured when the wall of a house collapsed on them in Shripalpur under the Punpun Police Station limits. The house belongs to Neeraj Kumar of Shripalpur area. When the incident took place, a religious function was going on in Kumar’s residence,” Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Rajeev Mishra said.