Woman killed, son injured as wooden ceiling of house falls on them in Kannur

KANNUR: A 62-year old woman died and her son suffered injuries as the wooden ceiling of their house collapsed and fell on them in Kannur in the early hours on Monday, police said.
The incident occurred at Podikkund village near here at around 1.30 am.

The wooden beam and ceiling of the old house fell on the woman and her son, who were sleeping at the time, they said.

Other family members, who were sleeping in other rooms, were not injured.

Firefighters, locals and police carried out rescue operation soon after the incident but the woman could not be saved as she was trapped under the collapsed beam and debris, they said.

Her son, who was rescued by firefighters and police, has been admitted to a hospital here.