A young boy was killed as a wall of an abandoned house collapsed on him at Sadagorpara area in sadar upazila of Nilphamari on Wednesday evening.
The deceased was identified as Arafat, 12, son of Sirajul Islam of the area, UNB reported.
Locals said a portion of a wall of the abandoned house fell on Arafat while some children were playing near the wall around 6:30 pm, leaving him dead on the spot.