Archive · 7 Jan 2026
Girl killed in tractor wall collapse in UP's Mirzapur
A little girl named Shikha was playing near a wall in her village when a tractor accidentally hit the wall.
The wall fell on Shikha, and she got hurt very badly.
Some people in the village tried to help her, but she was taken to a nearby hospital where the doctors said she had passed away.
Shikha was 7 years old and was in Class 1.
The police are looking into what happened.
A 7-year-old girl named Shikha died when a boundary wall collapsed on her in Khandwar Majhari village, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.
The wall was hit by a tractor, causing it to fall on Shikha while she was playing nearby.
A village panchayat assistant and other villagers tried to rescue Shikha from the debris.
Shikha was taken to Patehra Primary Health Centre, where she was declared dead on arrival.
Police have taken custody of Shikha's body and sent it for a post-mortem examination.
- Who
- 7-year-old girl named Shikha, a Class 1 student
- What
- Death due to a boundary wall collapsing after being hit by a tractor
- When
- January 7, 2024, in the afternoon
- Where
- Khandwar Majhari village, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- The tractor hit the boundary wall, causing it to collapse on the girl
- Victim's Name
- Shikha
- Victim's Age
- 7 years old
- Victim's Class
- Class 1
- Location of Incident
- Khandwar Majhari village, Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh
- Date of Incident
- January 7, 2024
- Cause of Death
- Boundary wall collapse caused by tractor impact
- Rescuers
- Village panchayat assistant Savita and villagers
- Medical Facility
- Patehra Primary Health Centre