Boy killed, 6 injured in balcony collapse in Uttar Pradesh

A six-year-old boy was killed and six other children were injured when a balcony of an under-construction house collapsed in Sikandaramau town, police said today.

Shahbaz was buried alive while six other children injured when the incident occurred yesterday in Naurangabad area, they said, adding that the victims were playing on the street.

The injured were admitted to a private hospital.

A hunt is on for the house owner who is absconding after the incident, they added.