London, Aug 1 (IANS) A 12-year-old boy died after a goalpost fell on him in a village in Britain.

The heavy metal pole hit Casey Breese on the head, Daily Express reported. The incident took place in Caersws, near Newtown, mid-Wales.

His friends raised an alarm. An unconscious Breese was taken to hospital by air ambulance. He died from his injuries.

Breese was playing with friends in the first week of the school holidays when the accident took place.