Padanna (Kasaragod/Kerala): A 67-year-old shop employee died on Sunday morning after sustaining severe injuries from falling off the first floor of an under-construction house while trying to chase away a dog.

The deceased has been identified as Pullayil Muhammadkunhi (67), a resident of Thottukara and an employee at TMA Store in Padanna Moosahaji corner. He was originally a native of Perumba in Payyannur.

The incident occurred on Saturday afternoon when the owner of a neighbouring house near his workplace requested Muhammadkunhi's help to drive away a stray dog that had climbed onto the upper floor of the building under construction. While attempting to chase the dog away, he slipped and fell from the first floor to the ground.

Muhammadkunhi suffered critical injuries in the fall and was immediately rushed to a private hospital in Chala, Kannur, for emergency medical treatment. He succumbed to his injuries on Sunday morning.

He is survived by his wife Nangarath Khadeeja and three children Muhasina, Mubashira and Muslih, and siblings Aboobacker, Ummar, Ayesha, Nafeesa and Khadeeja. He was predeceased by his siblings Beefathima and Abdulla.