A 14-year-old boy has reportedly died after a gun he was playing with mistakenly discharged in Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa.

The teenager who is said to have been playing with his friend at the time of the incident was declared dead on the scene by medics, BBC.com reports.

"Fortunately, the second boy sustained no injuries during this horrific incident," said IPSS, a local medical service and rescue provider.

Police are investigating the circumstances of the shooting.

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