India, Nov. 8 -- Three members of a family, including a 20-day-old baby, were killed in Uttar Pradesh' Kanpur when the roof of a room in their house collapsed on Sunday morning.

The deceased have been identified as Vinodini Shukla, 60, her daughter-in-law Anshika 28, and 20-day-old grandson. Harsh Shukla 32, who was also present inside the room when the roof caved in, sustained minor injuries.

The incident took place in Panki Padav area when the roof, made of bamboo, wooden beams and mud, suddenly gave way. Family members and neighbours rushed to remove the debris and pulled out the occupants who were then taken to Kalyanpur Community Health Centre. Doctors declared the three dead.

According to a relative Manoj Bajpai, the family were ...