Kasaragod (Kerala) | Two brothers were killed and their friend injured after a compound wall of a house collapsed on them while they were selling goods by the roadside at Adhur here on Saturday, police said.

The deceased were identified as Musamil (14) and his brother Munseer (10), sons of Aboobacker of Adhur.

A teenager identified as Viheesh, who was with the two brothers at the time of the incident, sustained injuries and was admitted to a hospital, police said.

The incident occurred around 5.30 pm when the three were sitting by the roadside near their house selling goods.

An elevated compound wall and a heap of mud suddenly collapsed on them, officials said.

Local residents rushed to the spot and rescued the children from beneath the bricks and mud before shifting them to a hospital, officials said. However, Musamil and Munseer succumbed to injuries, police said.

Adhur police, who have launched an investigation, suspect that the compound wall collapsed due to heavy rains that had lashed the area over the past few days.

The bodies of the deceased children will be handed over to their relatives after the postmortem examination, police added.