11-year-old boy dies as school slab collapses

Nellore: An 11-year-old boy, Patti Vishnu, was killed after the slab of a government elementary school building collapsed on him while he was playing, at Rajupalem village in Markapuram mandal of Prakasam district on Sunday.

The building is said have been listed for renovation in the second phase of the Nadu-Nedu programme, locals said. The mishap took place when Vishnu was playing along with three others in the premises though it was a holiday.

Vishnu was not a student of the school. He was stated to be a student of Class IV at Vivekananda School in Markapuram. Markapuram Rural police have booked a case and are investigating.