GORAKHPUR, April 29 -- : A team of doctors at Subhash Chandra Bose District Hospital carried out a difficult emergency surgery late on Monday night and saved the life of a 13-year-old boy impaled by an iron rod.

The incident took place on Monday afternoon in the Tiwari Pur police station area. The boy, Harsh Srivastava, son of Adarsh Srivastava, was flying a kite on the roof of his under-construction house when he lost his balance and fell onto an exposed iron rod.

The rod pierced his chest and came out through his neck, leaving him seriously injured. A neighbour, Akash, quickly informed the police. Officers reached the spot and found the boy trapped on the rod. With help from local residents, they carefully cut a large part of the rod ...