Two die in wall collapse

Published October 18, 2006

SADIQABAD, Oct 17: Two children died and as many injured critically when an under-construction wall fell on them near Khan Bela on Tuesday. Reports said Saeed Baloch was busy constructing a wall of his house at Mouza Guneerawala while his two sons, a daughter a nephew and a niece, all below seven years, were playing nearby. Suddenly, the half-constructed wall fell on the children killing a son and a nephew of Saeed on the spot. Two other children were seriously injured who were admitted to a hospital. — Correspondent

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