Ancient banyan tree branch broken, 4 primary school students injured
(Baonghean.vn) - On the afternoon of March 31, two banyan tree branches in Nghia Khanh commune, Nghia Dan district suddenly broke and fell onto the road, injuring four elementary school students.
Mr. Le Viet Xuong, Chairman of Nghia Khanh Commune People's Committee, said: The banyan tree's branch broke at around 4:45 p.m., which was the time when parents were picking up their children.
As a result, 4 primary school students were injured, of which 2 were seriously injured and taken to Nghe An Northwestern General Hospital; 2 students are being treated at the infirmary, 1 motorbike and an electric bicycle were severely damaged.
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| The banyan tree had four large branches broken, injuring four students. Photo: Minh Thai |
At the scene, the broken branch was about 20-25 meters long, with a wide canopy and a diameter of 0.8 meters. The broken part of the branch showed signs of being hollow.
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| Authorities trim, clean up the scene and fix the problem. Photo: Minh Thai |
Upon receiving the news, the People's Committee of Nghia Khanh commune and the commune police force were present to block off the scene, regulate traffic, coordinate in trimming, cleaning the scene and dealing with the incident./.
