{
  "id": 14671280,
  "title": "Beed: Class 7 Girl Dies Of Snakebite Amid Lack Of Transport In Village",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/15/beed-class-7-girl-dies-of-snakebite-amid-lack-of-transport-in-village",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-15T09:51:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/beed-class-7-girl-dies-of-snakebite-amid-lack-of-transport-in-village"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Gaurwadi village, a 12-year-old girl named Supriya Babru Ghadge, a Class 7 student, passed away due to a snakebite on Tuesday evening. The incident occurred after she returned from school and was playing outside her home when she was bitten by a venomous snake. Despite her family's frantic search for a vehicle, none could be found promptly, leading to a delay in seeking medical help. The lack of timely transport, combined with the family's extreme poverty, prevented Supriya from reaching the nearest hospital in time. By the time they managed to arrange transport and reach the government cottage hospital in Neknoor, doctors confirmed that she had been brought dead. The tragedy has exposed the challenging socio-economic conditions experienced by rural families in the district. Supriya had lost her father in an accident two years ago, making her mother the sole provider for their six children. Her mother, also a sugarcane-cutting laborer, was preparing to work at a sugar mill when the incident occurred. The community has expressed profound grief and anger over the incident, emphasizing the family's poverty and the absence of emergency transport and healthcare facilities in rural areas.",
  "summary": "Beed: A 12-year-old girl died of a snakebite on Tuesday evening in Gaurwadi village in Kaij tehsil after a delay in arranging transport prevented her family from rushing her to a hospital in time, according to villagers. The victim, identified as Supriya Babru Ghadge, was a Class 7 student at the local Zilla Parishad primary school. According to villagers, Supriya was playing outside her home…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}