A tragic accident took place in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh on Sunday morning. Here the roof of two rooms of a house suddenly collapsed. All the family members were sleeping in the house at the time of the accident. Three members of a family, including a 21-day-old newborn baby, died after being buried under the debris after the roof collapsed, while one person was seriously injured. The injured is undergoing treatment in the hospital and his condition remains critical. According to the police, this accident happened at around 8 am on Sunday morning in Panki Padav area of Kanpur. The roof of the house was in very dilapidated condition. Wooden poles were placed at many places to support it. From this it is being estimated that the condition of the house was bad for a long time. Due to the sudden collapse of the roof, the family members did not even get a chance to recover or get out. Four people buried under debris, three dead. After the accident, nearby people immediately reached the spot and informed the police. After this, local residents and policemen together started relief and rescue operations. After much effort, the debris was removed and the four people buried under it were taken out. Everyone was immediately taken to the nearest hospital. However, doctors declared three people dead, while the condition of the fourth person is said to be critical. #WATCH | Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh: Three members of a family, including a 21-day-old infant, reportedly dies after the roof of the house collapsed in the Panki Padaw area. — ANI (@ANI) November 8, 2026 The deceased have been identified as 60-year-old Vinodini Shukla, her 28-year-old daughter-in-law Anshika Shukla and Anshika’s 21-day-old newborn son Aarav Shukla. At the same time, Vinodini’s 32-year-old son Harsh Shukla is seriously injured. He is undergoing treatment in the hospital. Harsh was married four years ago. According to Panki police station in-charge Dinesh Singh, Harsh was married four years ago. He runs an electrical goods shop in the area. His mother, wife and newborn son died in the accident. In this case, Kanpur West Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) SM Qasim Abidi said that the incident happened around 8 am on Sunday morning. The police took possession of the dead bodies, completed the Panchnama process and sent it for post-mortem. At present the post mortem report is awaited.
