New Delhi: An elderly couple died and their 45-year-old son was injured after the roof of their house collapsed in Prem Nagar area of ​​Rohini, Delhi. Fire service officials gave this information on Wednesday.

Fire officials received information about the roof collapse at around 3 am.

"We immediately sent three fire engines and a rescue team to the spot. Three people were pulled out of the debris and taken to a nearby hospital," a Delhi Fire Service official said.

Doctors declared Sukhran, 85, and his 75-year-old wife Gayatri Devi dead, while their son Vinod sustained injuries, officials said.

He said, "Vinod is being treated at Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital. We have informed the local police."