India, Aug. 13 -- Five senior citizens were injured when a gazebo collapsed on them in a public garden in Pratiksha Nagar, Sion, on Wednesday evening. Two sustained leg fractures, while most of them suffered head injuries.

The seniors, aged between 64 and 79, were seated under the gazebo - a roofed structure on pillars - when the structure suddenly gave way in Mala Garden. The injured, three women and two men, were enjoying an evening out due to a break in the rain when the incident occurred.

Local residents allege that complaints to the BMC about repairs to the gazebo had been ignored as recently as a couple of months ago. The garden is one of four managed by the BMC in the neighbourhood and had become popular among residents following...