A 12-year-old boy died on Sunday after a coconut tree fell on him while he was trying to catch a parrot near his home in Aluva, Kerala, police said. The boy was identified as Muhammad Sinan, son of Sudheer
and Sabiya.
Sinan was a Class 7 student at Thottakkatukara Holy Ghost Convent School.
According to police, the incident took place in the afternoon while Sinan and four other children were playing near their house. The group noticed a parrot sitting on a dried coconut tree and decided to try and catch it.
In an attempt to bring the parrot down, the children tried to fell the tree. However, the tree suddenly gave way and fell on Sinan, leaving him critically injured.
He was immediately rushed to a nearby hospital, but doctors declared him dead on arrival.
Police said the body has been shifted to Kalamassery Medical College for a post-mortem examination and will be handed over to the family afterward.
(With inputs from agency)
