Cycle rider hits protruding iron rods, taken out after cutting them

Meerut: In a freak incident, two iron rods protruding from an under-construction house pierced through a bicycle rider’s stomach when he hit it accidently in Baghpat’s Ramala area. The accident took place on Wednesday late night and the rider, 15-year-old Kala, probably couldn’t notice the rods. The victim was admitted to a hospital in Baghpat in critical condition and was referred to a Meerut hospital later. The iron rods were cut with the help of a machine after which Kala was taken out. Ramesh Singh Siddhu, station house officer (SHO) of Ramala police station, said, “Machine was used to cut the iron rods and rescue the boy.”