AHMEDABAD: In a heart-rending incident, a 12-year-old boy of Thaltej gam, Harsh Thakore, climbed the boundary wall of Mandavrai Mahadev Mandir chasing a cricket ball, and fell on the temple gate spikes on his way back.
The spikes ran through his chest, and he was declared dead when taken to Sola civil hospital.
Inspector of Sola high court police station, J P Jadeja, said the accident took place on Saturday, and it was too late when the boy was taken to hospital.
An accidental death was registered by cops.
Police said the boy’s father, Nagjibhai Thakore drives an autorickshaw and is also a farmer.
Harsh was his only son.
He also has two daughters.
On Saturday, Harsh was playing cricket with his friends near the temple, when the ball flew inside the temple premises.
Police said Harsh slipped while he was returning and fell on the spikes installed on the gate.
His father rushed him to Sola civil hospital, but the doctor on duty said he was dead already.
Police said the accident could have been averted if the child avoided the spiked gate.
This is the second recent incident when a child died during play unattended by any senior person.
Last month, a 11-year-old girl, Radha Somabhai, died after falling into Kharicut canal while she was playing with two of her friends in Gor Na Kuva area in Maninagar.