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Fence collapses, kills boy, 11

Brother injured when play turns tragic in Methuen

Annette Karl , who lives next to Tenney Grammar School, and her children, who attend the Methuen school, watched investigators at the scene yesterday. Authorities said that based on their preliminary findings, the tragedy appears to be an accident. Annette Karl , who lives next to Tenney Grammar School, and her children, who attend the Methuen school, watched investigators at the scene yesterday. Authorities said that based on their preliminary findings, the tragedy appears to be an accident. (Photos by Justine Hunt/Globe Staff)
By Ryan Haggerty, Globe Correspondent and Maria Cramer
Globe Staff / September 4, 2007

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An 11-year-old boy was killed and his 8-year-old brother seriously injured when a heavy metal fence fell on top of them while they were playing outside a Methuen school yesterday afternoon, city and school officials said. (Full article: 613 words)

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