A 13-year-old boy died on Tuesday after he fell into a well in Ilan location, Lagdera constituency. Bashir Hassan, a standard four pupil pupil was drawing water from the 40-feet well, when a wall collapsed and buried him.
Area sub-chief Issa Salan said the boy was in the company of his colleagues. He said due to drought, villagers are forced to dig wells to get water.
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