Khammam: UKG student dies after pencil pierces throat

A UKG student tragically lost his life in Khammam district after a pencil he was carrying pierced his throat when he accidentally fell while running back to his classroom. Despite being rushed to the local government hospital, doctors declared him dead.

Khammam: A pencil, which a UKG student brought to school for writing, claimed his life in Khammam district on Wednesday.

The deceased six-year-old Vihar was studying in UKG at a private school at Nayakangudem in Kusumanchi mandal. During a break in the afternoon, he went to the toilet; while running towards his classroom he accidentally fell down.

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The pencil he was carrying in his hand pierced his throat, leading to severe bleeding. He was immediately rushed to the local government hospital, where the doctors declared him dead. A pall of gloom descended on the village following the boy’s death.