KOTTAYAM: A four-year-old boy died after a gate fell on top of him while he was playing. He has been identified as Ahsan Ali, grandson of former imam Nadeer Moulavi of Kottayam Thirunakkara Puthenpally. The accident happened near their house in Erattupetta at 8 am Tuesday morning.

Though he was taken to a private hospital nearby, his life could not be saved.

The gate fell on his body while he climbed on it and tried to close it. He died after the gate struck his head. He is the son of Javad of Komakkadath House and Shabaz. Ahsan Ali reached the state from Dubai only recently.