Pithoragarh, Sep 14 (PTI) An eight-year-old student died and three others were injured on Wednesday when the ceiling of a toilet collapsed in a school in Uttarakhand's Champawat district, officials said.

The incident occurred at Maunkande primary school in the district's Pati sub-division, they said.

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Chandan died while three other students, Soni, Rinku and Shaguni, all aged eight, were injured in the accident, Pati Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Rinku Bisht said.

According to locals, they had complained to the school administration regarding the dilapidated condition of its building but in vain.

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"Had our complaints been heard, the life of a minor could have been saved," said Godhan Singh, the guardian of an injured student.

A medical team has been rushed to the spot, Champawat District Magistrate Narendra Singh Bisht said.

Many school buildings in Uttarakhand, especially in the hills, are in a dilapidated condition.

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