Siddharthnagar, May 3 -- One child died, and two others were injured after a group of five children climbed atop a water tank to record a reel, and the stairs collapsed, officials said on Sunday.

District Magistrate of Siddharthnagar Shivsharanappa told ANI that while three children fell from the structure, two remained stranded and were later rescued in a joint operation involving the fire department and the Indian Air Force, which airlifted them using a helicopter due to difficult terrain and poor road access.

"An incident occurred when five children climbed atop a water tank to record a reel, and when the stairs broke, three of them fell from the water tank. One child died, and two others are being treated at the medical college," th...