Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Culvert Collapse in Bihar Kills Boy, Injures Seven
A culvert is a small structure that lets water pass beneath a road.
In a village in Bihar, part of a culvert collapsed in the morning.
A 13-year-old boy named Chhotu Kumar died.
Other people were hurt.
When police and local representatives came to inspect the damage, another part fell.
The station house officer, the village head and a Panchayat Samiti member were among those injured.
Officials said seven people were injured altogether.
The three injured during the inspection were taken to hospital and were reported to be out of danger.
Officials were still waiting for a detailed report about what happened.
A 13-year-old boy, Chhotu Kumar, was killed when part of a culvert collapsed in East Champaran, Bihar.
The collapse occurred in the morning over the Kachhua river in Bhagwatpur Bhaluahia village.
Police initially reported four people injured in the first collapse.
A second section collapsed during an inspection, injuring the station house officer, the village head and a Panchayat Samiti member.
Officials said seven people were injured in total; the three hurt during the inspection were out of danger.
- Who
- Chhotu Kumar, 13, was killed; seven people, including a station house officer, were injured.
- What
- A culvert partly collapsed, killing one person and injuring seven.
- When
- Sunday morning, October 11; the year is not specified in the report.
- Where
- Bhagwatpur Bhaluahia village, over the Kachhua river, in East Champaran district, Bihar.
- Why
- The report does not establish why the culvert collapsed; officials were awaiting a detailed report.
- Fatality
- One: Chhotu Kumar, aged 13
- Injured
- Seven people, including the station house officer
- Incident date
- Sunday, October 11; year not specified
- Village
- Bhagwatpur Bhaluahia
- District and state
- East Champaran, Bihar
- Hospitals
- The three injured during the inspection were admitted to Dhaka Referral Hospital; the boy's body was sent to Motihari Sadar Hospital for post-mortem.
- Investigation update
- The district magistrate said a detailed report was awaited.