Girl injured in firecracker accident dies, 4 arrested

Chennai | Saturday | 2nd June, 2018

Summary:

more-inA 10-year-old girl, who was injured along with five children and a 21-year-old woman, in a fire accident at a car festival of a church near Gummidipoondi on Sunday, succumbed to injuries on late on Thursday. On Sunday, the accident occurred when the villagers were celebrating the annual festival of the Holy Spirit Church in Thokkampur near Arambakkam. The church car was being taken around the village. The injured were identified as Kavya, 9; Sanjay, 8; Arjun, 11; Joseph, 5; Harish Babu, 6; and Farveena, 21. Children, who were in the choir, were being taken by a mini vehicle, in which crackers were stored..