At least five children drowned after a top of an old unused well fall in an underground sink in Peshawar on Tuesday evening.
According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Cantonment “A dilapidated top of an old unused well, collapsed under the weight of more than a dozen of children sitting on a cot placed directly on it. The children were taking lessons in the recitation of Quran”.
According to the police official, eight of the 13 children, who had gone down in the sump with the debris of the roof, have been saved.
SSP also said that “The rescue operation is underway and I am afraid five of the unfortunate minors could not be saved; however, the death toll may rise as we don’t know exactly how many children were involved in the accident”
