India, March 10 -- Two people were killed on the spot and three women were injured after a beam of a dilapidated building collapsed on them at Belur town in Hassan district on Sunday, officers aware of the matter said.

The incident took place near the historic Channakeshava Temple around 1pm when the lintel of an aging structure gave way. The deceased were identified as Nazir (55), a resident of Hassan, and Amaranath (45), who was from Belur, they added.

Police said that both the deceased came to purchase fruits when the structure suddenly collapsed, trapping them under the debris. Two women, Leelamma (61) and Jyoti (38), sustained serious injuries and were rushed to the ICU at Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences, while the third, Shil...