Hyderabad, Oct. 17 -- An engineering student was killed and several others were injured when a metal frame holding lights collapsed during a dandiya night at a college on the outskirts of the city on Saturday, October 17, the police said.

The incident took place around 7.30 pm at MVSR Engineering College in Nadergul, under the Adibatla Police Station limits. A large number of students had gathered on the campus ground for the event.

According to the police, a stage had been put up on the ground with a large metal frame for lighting, and a similar frame had been set up at another spot. One of these frames suddenly came down on the students who were dancing.

The college staff and students rushed the injured to hospitals. The injured were...