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Roof collapse after heavy rain kills 4 of family in Patiala
All the family members were sleeping when the roof of the house caved in, said Shutrana police station in-charge Shamsher Singh
Four members of a family, including three minors, were killed after roof of their house collapsed due to heavy rain in Matauli village of Patran sub-division in Patiala district on Tuesday.
All the family members were sleeping when the roof of the house caved in, said Shutrana police station in-charge Shamsher Singh.
The deceased have been identified as Mukhtiar Singh, 40, his son Vanshdeep Singh, 15, and two daughters Simranjeet Kaur, 13 and Kamaljeet Kaur, 10. Mukhtiar’s wife Surinder Kaur, who received serious injuries, has been hospitalised.
Shamsher Singh said a police team was rushed to spot to carry out the rescue work as the family members were trapped under the debris. He said the roof and the side walls of the house developed cracks due to heavy rain and collapsed. “All victims received critical head injuries,” he added.
Village sarpanch Ranjit Singh said Mukhtiar used to work as a daily wager and was living in the house for past three decades.
“The villagers heard a loud thud following which we rushed to the spot and found the family buried under the debris,” he said.
4 injured in Amritsar
Four members of a family were injured after the roof of their rented house collapsed amid rain in Mule Chak village in Amritsar on Tuesday.
The injured are Sukhwinder Kaur, 40, her daughters Seetu, 20, Komal, 13, and son Akashdeep. 15. The incident took place around 10 am, said police..
Sukhwinder’s husband Samsher Singh, who works in Amritsar municipal corporation’s sewerage department, was not in the house at the time of the incident.
