Boy drowns, couple and three children rescued

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HYDERABAD: A four-year-old boy fell into a drain and died after the rickshaw he was riding along with his parents and siblings overturned near the gutter in Tando Allahyar on Saturday.

The incident took place near Keeria Shakh (an irrigation channel).

The couple was travelling with three children by the rickshaw, onlookers said, adding that the family fell into the drain but people present around managed to rescue the couple and two of their children.

Published in Dawn, August 14th, 2023

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