Five MVSR Students Discharged From Hospital

Five female students injured in the truss collapse at Maturi Venkata Subba Rao (MVSR) Engineering College were discharged from a hospital in Malakpet on Monday, while more are expected to be discharged later in the day, sources told Deccan Chronicle. Four others are still in the hospital.

Of the 23 students who were injured, Another student was admitted to a hospital in Secunderabad. The remaining 13 were discharged from another hospital by Sunday morning. Meena, the sister of victim Narayana Das Sona, continues to remain hospitalised.

Sai G., brother of injured student G. Sushma, said she was discharged around midnight on Sunday after doctors declared her out of danger. She has been advised one month’s rest for a crack in a bone in her left hand. “My sister is out of danger. I dropped my parents and her at our hometown, Devarakonda, as they were disturbed by the incident. They can recover among relatives during the festival. We will not send her back to college until she recovers,” he said.

Two students remain in the ICU and two others are in the general ward, according to sources. Families of those in critical care are waiting for their recovery.

Ramaswamy R., father of Shravya R., who is still in the ICU, said doctors were monitoring her condition. “My daughter recognises me and talks to me. I want her to walk out safely. I have been waiting here for three days and visit her during the permitted hours,” he said. An employee of Singareni, Ramaswamy said he understood accidents could happen but stressed the need for caution.

Krishnamurthi Sharma, a priest from Mahbubnagar and father of Vaishnavi Sharma, said his daughter was in the general ward and might be discharged soon. She sustained injuries to her stomach and shoulder after being pushed during the incident and was kept under observation. “I returned to my hometown on Monday after doctors said my daughter was out of danger. She is still experiencing pain, which should gradually reduce, and my wife and others are waiting at the hospital,” he said.

Parents thanked male and female students who helped rescue those trapped after the collapse. Sharma said his family received a call from his daughter’s friends around 9.30 p.m. and immediately sent relatives to the hospital.

The parents said the MVSR College management was paying the hospital bills and covering treatment expenses.