Bhubaneswar, Aug. 17 -- An elderly woman and her grandson were killed after a wall collapsed while they were asleep in Kapasuda village under Jaleswar police station limits in Odisha's Balasore late on Sunday night.

The woman's granddaughter also sustained serious injuries in the incident. She was rescued and rushed to a hospital for treatment. Reports suggested that she suffered a waist injury.

According to reports, the wall of the neighbouring house, which was joined to their house, suddenly collapsed while the family members were asleep. The woman and her grandson were trapped under the fallen structure and died.

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