Natore Correspondent:

A 12-year old child died after a wall collapsed during Nor’wester in Baraigram upazila of Natore on Thursday.

The deceased was identified as Bithi Khatun, a student of AgranGanajagaran non-formal Primary School.

Family sourced said when she was washing her hands at the tap inside her home around 8 pm on Wednesday a guava tree and adjacent wall collapsed on her amid storm.

The family members quickly rescued her and took her to a local private hospital where the doctor declared her dead.

Baraigram Police Station Officer-in-Charge (OC) Golam Sarwar Hossain  said police visited the spot upon receiving the news and took legal steps accordingly.