PAKPATTAN (Web Desk) - A teenage boy has lost his life after falling into a pit dug for a sewerage line in Pakpattan, rescue officials confirmed on Friday.
According to Rescue 1122, the Water and Sanitation Agency (WASA) had excavated a roadside pit on Haji Khurshid Road for the installation of a sewer line.
Rescue officials said that he suffered a severe head injury as a result of the fall.
He was initially shifted to the District Headquarters (DHQ) Hospital for medical treatment and was later referred to Sahiwal due to his critical condition.
Family members said that upon arrival at the hospital in Sahiwal, doctors examined him and pronounced him dead.
Mother, daughter fall into open manhole near Data Darbar in Lahore
Last month, a mother and her daughter had lost their lives after falling down into an open manhole near Data Darbar.
According to Rescue 1122 spokesperson, the mother-daughter duo fell into the sewer, after which search and rescue teams launched an operation. They were passing near the area when, due to insufficient lighting, they failed to notice the open manhole and fell into it.
Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz had expressed deep shock over the death of mother and daughter, calling the incident unacceptable in a major city like Lahore. She described the accident as a moment of intense grief and termed it “criminal negligence”.
Expressing sympathy with the affected family, the chief minister announced that Rs10 million would be secured from the responsible contractor to provide financial assistance.