Four children aged between five and eight were killed in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh on Friday when a wall collapsed on them, police said.
The incident happened in Rehti village when a JCB machine hit the wall and it collapsed on the four playing on the other side.
The children were rushed to a nearby medical facility but could not be saved.
The JCB machine was seized but its driver managed to escape.
--IANS
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