8 injured as glass shatters in Kozhikode shop during discount sale
Six of the injured sustained only minor wounds.
Six of the injured sustained only minor wounds.
Six of the injured sustained only minor wounds.
Kozhikode: A glass pane at the entrance of a readymade garment shop in Kozhikode shattered due to overcrowding during a discount sale. At least eight shoppers were injured in the incident at ‘Black’, a shop near Kasthurikulam in Nadapuram, around 1 pm.
According to Nadapuram police, six of the injured sustained only minor wounds. A 16-year-old boy was treated at the Kozhikode Government Medical College Hospital for hand injuries, while another seriously injured customer was taken to a private hospital in Kannur. The rest received treatment at a local hospital in Nadapuram.
The accident occurred after the shop announced an Onam offer of readymade shirts for ₹99, which drew more than 500 people into the small single-floor store. As the crowd surged forward, the glass frontage gave way, injuring those at the entrance.
Following the incident, Panchayat President V V Mohammed Ali issued a warning on social media, cautioning shop owners against announcing such sales without proper precautions. He added that the panchayat would take action against the shop management for negligence.