Palakkad: Two youths died as a wall collapsed while demolishing an old house in Kozhinjampara here on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as Vinu (22) and Vinil (20).

The incident took place near Kozhinjampara Government Hospital around 3:30 pm. The two youths were working to demolish the old house when the wall collapsed on them. They were rushed to the district hospital, where they were declared dead.