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The Hindu
The Hindu
National
Special Correspondent

Boy killed in wall collapse

A youth was killed on the spot when a retaining wall of a complex collapsed on him when it rained in Hubballi on Wednesday evening.

The deceased was identified as 17-year-old Darshan Hirapur, a resident of Kalaburagi.

According to eyewitnesses, the boy was chatting with a salon owner when rainwater started entering the cellar and he tried to help the others in draining the water when the retaining wall collapsed suddenly. He suffered a head injury and died on the spot.

The Gokul Road Police have registered a case.

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