PHAGWARA: A 23-year-old woman was killed while her husband and son were injured after the roof of their rented accommodation collapsed in Bhagatpura locality of
Phagwara
in Kapurthala district of
Punjab on Saturday morning when they were asleep, police said.
Rekha Devi Tiwari died on the spot. Her husband Brijesh Kumar Tiwari (30) and son Shobhit Tiwari (7) suffered serious injuries and were admitted to the Civil Hospital, they said.
The incident took place at 4:30am.
The rented accommodation, a room, was dilapidated and rains had further weakened the structure, sources said.
Brijesh, who fractured a leg, was later referred to the
Jalandhar
hospital as his condition was critical. This was confirmed by senior medical officer, Civil Hospital, Kamal Kishore.
Phagwara DSP Surinder Chand said the family hailed from
Bahraich district
of
Uttar Pradesh.
The sources said the landlord had asked the family to vacate the room as it was in a dilapidated condition and had also offered them another accommodation.
The condition of the room deteriorated after the recent heavy rains, they said, adding that the family had told the landlord that the alternative being offered by him was too small to house three people.
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