A four-year-old boy died and seven others took ill after allegedly consuming water from an abandoned borewell at a village in Wada taluka of Maharashtra's Palghar district, an official said.

The victims had consumed water from the abandoned borewell in Kondlegaon of Jambulpada, following which the boy died on the way to a rural hospital on July 26, the health official said. According to health officials, consumption of polluted water caused diarrhoea, due to which the boy died and the others took ill. The village has been reporting similar cases for the past four days, it was stated.