19-year-old student killed, 14 injured as lighting pole collapses during Dandiya celebrations at engg. college

A 19-year-old engineering student was killed and 14 others were injured after an iron pole supporting a heavy lighting system collapsed during dandiya celebrations at Maturi Venkata Subba Rao (MVSR) Engineering College in Nadargul, on the outskirts of Hyderabad.

The deceased was identified as Sona, a first-year student of the college, and a native of Wanaparthy district.

According to preliminary information, the incident occurred when a large number of students and staff had gathered on the college campus for dandiya celebrations organised as part of the Dasara festivities.