India, May 24 -- A 12-year-old girl died after she accidentally touched an iron stair lying close to an electric transformer in Noida's Phase 2 area on Friday morning, police said.

Police said the deceased resided with her family in a shanty in the Bhanghel area of Phase 2, Noida. She is survived by her parents and a younger sister.

"On Friday around 9am, the minor was playing outside her home while her family members were inside. She reached a spot barely 100 metres from her home and touched an iron stair, which was lying close to an electric transformer," said Phase 2 Station House Officer (SHO), Vindyachal Tiwari.

The SHO said, "As the minor touched the iron stair, she suffered a severe electric shock and collapsed to the ground. Wh...