A 16-year-old girl died and four others fell ill due to suspected food poisoning after they consumed mid-day meal at Kasturba Gandhi Girls School in Bihar's Gopalganj district today, police said. The girls complained of stomach pain and started vomiting soon after taking the meal in the school.
They were taken to a nearby primary health centre where the girl died during treatment.
The condition of the other four, being treated at the health centre, was stated to be out of danger. Local authorities are investigating the incident, police added.