Four-year-old girl miraculously escapes after autorickshaw falls into well in Thrissur
A four-year-old girl had a miraculous escape after an autorickshaw she was sitting in fell into a well in Thrissur. The vehicle belonged to the child's grandfather and was accidentally switched on while the child was playing inside. The child escaped without serious injuries thanks to a daring rescue by a neighbour.
- ▪The autorickshaw fell into the well after being accidentally switched on by the child.
- ▪The child's grandfather had left the key inside the vehicle before stepping indoors for lunch.
- ▪A neighbour carried out the rescue after hearing the child's cries.
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A four-year-old girl had a miraculous escape after an autorickshaw she was sitting in rolled forward and plunged into a well at Kunnamkulam in Thrissur son Wednesday afternoon.The vehicle belonged to the child’s grandfather, an autorickshaw driver, who had briefly returned home for lunch. He had left the key inside the electric autorickshaw before stepping indoors.During this time, the child climbed into the vehicle and began playing. In the process, the autorickshaw got accidentally switched on and moved forward, breaking through a boundary wall before falling into the well with the child inside.Family members who rushed out on hearing the noise initially could not grasp what had happened, but soon realised that the vehicle had fallen into the well with the child trapped inside.A…
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