Two killed as roof collapses in Abbottabad

The villagers retrieved the dead and injured after an effort of 30 minutes

ABBOTTABAD: Two members of a family, including a woman, were killed and a boy was injured when the roof of a makeshift house collapsed in a remote village of Galiyat, police said on Monday.

Batnohter police said family members of Muhammad Iqbal of Mohallah Maira Kalan in Namli Maira village were in their house when at around 8pm, the roof caved in, burying three including a boy and his mother.

The villagers retrieved the injured after an effort of 30 minutes but two of them identified as Muzafri Bibi, wife of Muhammad Iqbal and her brother-in-law Bashir, son of Yousuf succumbed to their injuries before they received any medical assistance.

Iqbal's 12-year-old son Aqeel was shifted to Benazir Shaheed Hospital, Abbottabad where his condition was described as critical.

According to police, cause of the accident was rain and snow that has been lashing the area for the last few days.