Boy dies, three members of his family injured as wall of house collapses in Gujarat

Dahod: A five-year-old boy died and three members of his family, including his two younger siblings, were injured after a wall of their house collapsed in Gujarat's Dahod district early on Saturday, police said.

The incident occurred in Rachharda village around 3 am, they said.

"The wall of their kutcha house collapsed following heavy rains, and fell on the four sleeping members of the family," a Kathvara police station official said.

"While a five-year-old boy died, three other members of the family sustained injuries in the incident. The injured were admitted to a government hospital for treatment," he said.

The deceased boy's mother, and his two younger siblings - a six-month-old baby boy and a three-year-old boy - are the injured the police said.