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GHAZIABAD: Two head constables of Railway Protection Force (RPF) were injured when a wall collapsed at the RPF’s barracks in Kotegaon on Saturday. “The contractor has used poor quality material to construct the wall,” said an RPF official. “The wall was constructed a few days ago, but it seems the beam, required to support the wall during construction, was not installed by the contractor,” he added. A scooter parked at the spot was also damaged.Shiv Bhusan Dixit, sub-inspector, Kotegaon told TOI that the 50-metre wall fell around 11am when the both head constables were sitting on a bench close to the building. The injured officials were sitting on a bench outside the barracks when the second floor wall, which is under construction, collapsed on them.The injured officers, Satendra Singh (52) and Yashvir Singh (54), residents of Meerut, were admitted to a private hospital and the doctors have said that they need to be kept under observation for some days as they have received serious injuries..