THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: A woman employee sustained serious injuries after the water closet of the toilet in the Secretariat broke. She was first taken to the general hospital and later to the medical college hospital. She was later shifted to KIMS Hospital. She is an employee of local self-governing department.

The incident happened this afternoon in the toilet on the first floor of ANNEXE One at 12 noon. She fell down after a part of the closet broke into pieces. She sustained major injuries on her right leg and has nine stitches. Irshad, an office bearer of the secretariat association, said her injuries are deep and that she was in a pool of blood when taken to the hospital.

It is reported that many of the toilets in the Secretariat are old and in dangerous conditions. Employees' organizations had demanded to renovate it.