ACTION PUNJAB NEWS Desk: Two siblings aged five and three years died and four others were injured after the ceiling of a house collapsed on them in Greater Noida on Sunday.
According to police, injured people include construction workers. The incident took place at Samadhipur village in the Dadri police station area.
According to a police spokesperson, repair work was underway at the house of Lal Singh and bricks were being laid on the second floor.
“Due to excessive weight on the upper roof, it fell on the middle-level roof (first floor), which eventually fell down on the ground floor where the two granddaughters of Lal Singh were playing,” a police officer said.
“The two children became trapped beneath the debris. They were quickly escorted out and rushed to the hospital for treatment, but they died during the treatment,” the official added.
Four other people, including construction workers, were injured and are being treated at the GIMS Hospital, according to police.
Those injured have been identified as Rajveer (45), Vinod (43), Sanjeev (35) and Pankaj (23). According to the police, additional legal proceedings in the case are underway.
