India, July 11 -- A 12-year-old boy was killed and his mother and younger brother critically injured after the first-floor balcony of a neighbouring house collapsed on them on Friday afternoon. The incident occurred around 3:30pm at Madras Chawl, near Missionary Church in the Brahmand area of Thane, while the victims were asleep at home, police officers familiar with the matter told Hindustan Times.

The deceased was identified as Jaykumar Jaiswal, 12, while his mother, Urmila Jaiswal, 35, and younger brother, Vinit Jaiswal, 9, sustained severe head injuries. All three were pulled out from under the debris by local residents - while Jaykumar was found dead, his mother was rushed to the Thane Civil Hospital and younger brother to Titan Hos...