Boy dies as water tank caves in

Published September 21, 2007

GUJRANWALA, Sept 20: A teenager died while two others were injured after a water tank fell on them in an under-construction mosque in Zahid Colony in Dhulley police precincts on Thursday.

Abdul Rahman, Adil, Wasim and others were busy in the construction of Gulzar-i-Medina mosque after iftar when a heavy water tank fell on them. Abdul Rahman, a BA student, got buried under the debris and died instantly while Adil and Waseem sustained minor injuries. — Correspondent

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