India, Oct. 17 -- Five members of a family, including three children, died at their home in a Greater Noida village after reportedly eating noodles for dinner on Friday night, with police suspecting food poisoning as a possible cause.

The deceased have been identified as Mahesh, 37, his wife Lalita, 35, and their three children, two sons aged 11 and three, and a seven-year-old daughter, police said. Prima facie, the incident appeared to be a case of food poisoning, officials said.

"According to local residents and the deceased couple's mother, the family had eaten noodles on Friday night. However, the exact cause of death has not yet been established," Noida police said in a statement.

Videos from the scene showed local residents gathe...