A four-year-old died Saturday on the spot at a shop in Karni Road of Itkhori, Chatra, when jute bags containing cow fodder fell on him.

Ravi Dangi, the father of the toddler named Babu, was present at his shop when the accident took place, but failed to notice it. He was later found under the heap of jute bags when relatives began searching for him.

Ravi and his wife immediately rushed to the government health centre with their child but doctors said he was brought dead.

The doctors said that the boy had suffered injuries on his head and other parts of the body, apart from being suffocated. They added that a few bags, each weighing 50 kilograms fell on the boy, which resulted in his death on the spot.

Talking about the accident, relatives of the family said Ravi runs a shop of cow fodder in his house. He was busy with customers on Saturday when the child reached the spot and started playing, by climbing up the bags. It was then when a few of them suddenly fell down, crushing the toddler.

All this happened without the father noticing before his wife started searching for the boy. Ravi, his wife and neighbours finally spotted the fallen bags, and moved them aside to find Babu underneath.

Itkhori police officials said they came to know about the incident, adding that the body of the toddler was handed over to his parents.