The boy was yesterday playing near the main entrance of the railway office where his mother had come to hand over the tiffin box to his father, who worked as a driver there.
While the child was playing, the gate suddenly fell on him, injuring him seriously, a police official said.
The child was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, he said.
An inquiry would be conducted into the incident, the official said.
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