ANANTNAG: A teacher and a minor student were injured after a Chinar tree branch fell on the school building in south Kashmir's Anantnag district on Thursday afternoon.

An official said that a chinar tree branch fell on the building of the Government Middle School Harduturu.

In the incident, a primary student, Hazik Fayaz, received injuries and was immediately taken to a nearby hospital for advanced treatment.

He said that a teacher, Mukhtar Ahmad Wani, also received minor injuries in the incident.

Meanwhile, the police have taken cognizance of this incident.