Tamanna Parveen (16) and Sushma Kumari (15) of village Maira, Neelam Kumari (12) and Saurabh Kumar (10) of village Parsima Patel under Dumaria block, Irfan Ansari (four) of Kaseyadih village and Runja Kumari (two) of Simri village received serious injuries.
According to reports the incident occurred when the school was hosting Bal Mela of cluster resource centre (CSR) level. The school was constructed in the 1930s and it was abandoned since no classes were held owing to its poor condition.
Yet the report said that around 1,000 students of 27 schools of the area had gathered in there to participate in the CSR-level competition. Debates, paintings, musical and classical dances are performed at the event. Successful students of the CSR-level competition were to participate in the block resource centre-level contest.
Some students climbed upon the thatched roof to watch the activities being performed at the dais of the school. The dilapidated roof could not withstand their weight and caved in.
Terming the incident as unfortunate State HRD minister Prashant Kumar Shahi said he had directed the Gaya district magistrate to provide medical aid to students on priority basis and then submit a detailed report about the incident.
While two children have been rushed to Anugrah Narayan Magadh Medical College and Hospital, others were getting treatment either at a primary health centre or at private clinics in Dumaria.
The district magistrate Vandana Preyashi has directed Gaya civil surgeon Dilip Kumar and Sherghati sub-divisional officer Ashima Jain to supervise the matter.
Two ambulances have been made available to bring the injured children to ANMMCH in Gaya. The DM has directed immediate CT scan of those children, who have suffered injury in the head and to make surgery arrangements for those who have suffered limb fractures.

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