Three women and two minor girls were killed while two others sustained injuries when roof of an under-construction house caved in on Saturday.
Rescuers said the incident took place on Vehari road near Tawakkal CNG pump station where a roof of under-construction house collapsed.
As a result, five persons identified as Atia Bibi, 50, wife of Fateh Muhammad, Sabran Bibi, 50, wife of Abdul Majeed, Razia Bibi, 30, wife of Ramzan, two year old Maham, d/o Ramzan and three-year-old Areeba, d/o Rafiq, died on the spot.
The injured are included five-year-old Haidar Ali and Abeela.
Both the injured were shifted to the Nishtar Hospital for treatment.
