Archive · 29 Jan 2026
Elderly man killed in Nayagaon wall collapse
A very old man died when a wall of an old building fell down in a busy market.
The wall fell while workers were breaking down another building across the street.
Some people were hurt, but not very badly.
The man who died was from Kashmir and was 70 years old.
People in the market were very scared and tried to help, but the man was already hurt too badly.
Some people had been told to leave the area, but a few stayed and got hurt.
A 70-year-old Kashmiri man died when a wall collapsed in Nayagaon’s main market.
The collapse occurred during demolition work across the road from Shri Shyam Fashion Mart.
Two other people sustained minor injuries in the incident.
Eyewitnesses reported that the administration had warned people to vacate the area.
Locals launched rescue efforts, but the elderly man had already succumbed to his injuries.
- Who
- A 70-year-old Kashmiri man and two other people
- What
- Wall collapse during demolition work
- When
- Thursday morning
- Where
- Nayagaon’s main market, outside Shri Shyam Fashion Mart
- Why
- Demolition work across the road
- Location
- Nayagaon’s main market
- Victim's Age
- 70 years old
- Victim's Origin
- Kashmiri
- Injuries
- Two people with minor injuries
- Cause
- Wall collapse during demolition