KARACHi: Two children drowned on Thursday in the metropolis' Punjab Chowrangi area. 

The children were playing in a pool of water which had accumulated in an under-construction underpass, said rescue sources. 

Rescue services added that they have recovered a body from the area while the search for the second body is underway.

The children were between the age of eight and ten. 

The underpass is slated to be completed by September 2017. The cost of the project is estimated at Rs600 million. 

After the completion of the underpass, traffic at Punjab Chowrangi will be signal-free. The length of the underpass will be 750 meters.