Five members of a family were killed and two others injured, when the roof of their house collapsed following a thunderstorm in Bhitauli Kala village in the wee hours today.
The mishap occurred under Satrikh police station near here when the wall of their neighbour's house fell on their house while they were sleeping, leading to the collapse of the roof, police said.
The deceased have been identified as Rehana (25), her son Shadab (9 months), daughter Tania (7), uncle Shamshad (65) and niece Reshma (18). Two others injured have been admitted to hospital, police said.
The district administration is providing relief to the bereaved family, police said.
In another incident in Sudhiyamau village in Ram Nagar area, three members of a family were injured when the thatched roof of their house fell on them during the thunderstorm.
