VANDIPERIYAR: A nine-year-old boy succumbed to death after an iron gate fell on him while he was playing in front of the house. The deceased, Aman, is the son of Selvan and Muthulekshmi, a Tamil couple living near Gandhi Nagar in Vandipperiyar.

According to sources, the accident took place while the boy was trying to climb the gate. Aman, who suffered a serious head injury was immediately taken to a nearby hospital. However, child was soon pronounced dead by the hospital authorities. Aman was the class 4 student of the St Joseph's school in Periyar.