An elderly patient and three relatives suffered serious injuries when a section of the ceiling collapsed at Chandka Medical College Teaching Hospital in Larkana. The incident took place as a large piece of reinforced concrete plaster and a false ceiling crashed down onto the group inside a ward treating gastroenterology, liver, and intestinal conditions.
The victims include Pathani Khatoon along with her daughters Rozina and Rubina, and her daughter-in-law Hazooran Khatoon. Everyone involved lives in Luhar Colony located in Larkana.
Medical personnel and family members quickly transported the wounded individuals to the Larkana Trauma Center for urgent medical care.
A loud noise accompanied the structural failure, creating widespread panic as people inside the ward fled outdoors. Falling debris also wrecked several beds and additional furniture items.
Advocate Abdul Hafeez Chawro, related to Pathani Khatoon, talked to reporters and explained that she was admitted for a lung ailment.
He called on the Sindh administration to quickly reconstruct failing hospital buildings and infrastructure to stop future accidents.
