Four, including three minors, of family die after roof collapse in Patiala

Ravneet Singh

Tribune News Service

Patiala, July 20

Four members of a family, including three children, were killed at Matoli village of Patran when a roof of a house suddenly collapsed on Monday night.

Residents informed the dead included three children- Vanshdeep Singh (14), Simranjit kaur (13) and Kamaldeep Kaur (10) and their father Mukhtiar Singh (40).

Meanwhile, the children’s mother, Surinder Kaur, is admitted to a hospital and is undergoing treatment.

People informed the roof of the house collapsed after it had rained during the day.

SHO Shutrana Shamsher Singh said, “The house was constructed in early 90s. As such it did not have any major problems. As per preliminary findings, the walls of the house shifted due to which the roof came plummeting down.”

He said the police reached the site to evacuate those buried under the debris when the children’s mother was pulled out and admitted to a hospital.

He said Surinder Kaur had heard a sound during the night and got up to check the same when the roof collapsed at her heels.

She is recuperating at a hospital, he added. Meanwhile, the children’s grandmother and another family member who were sleeping in another room are safe.