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2 children die after consuming soft drink [1]

Rajapalayam,

TWO children of Meenatchipuram near Rajapalayam, who consumed bottled soft drink, died soon after consuming it on Tuesday.

Priya (10) and Gnanaselvi (7) on returning home from school consumed soft drink on Tuesday evening, said their parents Jeyaraj and Murugeswary.

Within minutes, both the children fell unconscious and they were taken to a nearby hospital were they died.

Publication Date: 
02/04/2009
New Indian Express (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Soft Drinks [3], Child Health [4], Soft Drink Standards [5], Tamil Nadu [6], Rajapalaiyam [7]
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