SASARAM: A 12-year-old boy, who got stuck in a gap between the pillar and a slab of a bridge over the Sone river at Nasariganj in Rohtas district, died while being taken to the sadar hospital on Thursday. Earlier, the boy was rescued after a 30-hour-long joint efforts by SDRF personnel, Bihar Rajya Pul Nirman Nigam Limited (BRPNNL) and the local administration.
According to officials, the rescue team dismantled a portion of the approach road of the bridge and pulled out the boy, Ranjan Kumar, alive. He was rushed to Sasaram sadar hospital in a critical condition, but was declared brought dead by the doctors there. On Wednesday, the boy, said to be mentally challenged, tried to scale through the bridge with the help of wires dangling beside the pillar. In the process, he fell into the vacant space between the pillar and the slab of the bridge, which links Rohtas district with Daudnagar in Aurangabad district.
