India, May 12 -- A five-year-old boy died after a heavy iron gate collapsed on him while he was playing near his home in Noida's Gejha village on Sunday morning, police and family members said on Monday.

The incident was captured on a CCTV camera installed at a nearby hotel in the area.

According to residents, the child was playing around 9.20am when he climbed onto a large gate installed at a neighbouring residential building. Moments later, the gate gave way and crashed onto him, leaving him critically injured.

People living nearby rushed to the spot on hearing a loud noise and pulled the child out from beneath the gate. His family members along with neighbours rushed him to a private hospital in the area, where doctors declared him ...