7-year-old child dies after school gate collapses

Cuttack: In a tragic incident, a seven-year-old child has died after the school gate fell on him in Cuttack district of Odisha, said reliable reports.

The incident took place in Ankula Satavashti Nodal UP School in Athgarh Block of Cuttack district of Odisha, said reports.

It is worth mentioning that, the school was closed yesterday as it was Good Friday. Some children of the village went to the school to play.

While playing with the gate as a swing, suddenly the gate got detached from the wall and it fell on him. The other children were lucky to survive. But the gate weighing a quintal fell on a child named and he died on the spot.

Many questions remain unanswered such as, how the school gate fell on the child, why the gate was not attached properly, if the gate was damaged due to rust then why it was not repaired. The police are investigating into the matter.