At least five children died after falling in a well located inside a madrassa in Peshawar on Tuesday.
According to reports, between 25 to 30 students were on the roof of the well which had been converted into a gutter.
Rescue and police officials said that the wall of the gutter inside the madrassa was in a dilapidated condition and it fell down when children were standing over it. As a result of the collapse five children died while eight others were injured. All the students of the madrassa are girls.
The injured and the dead were shifted to the Hayatabad Medical Complex.
SP Cantt Faisal Shehzad confirmed the death toll. The dead and injured girls are between the ages of 10 and 16.
The madrassa is located in the Pishtakhara area of Peshawar and is situated inside a house where the girls were being educated.
