New Delhi, Nov. 10 -- Five members of a family, including three children, were killed after the roof of their house in Manas village of Bihar's Saran district collapsed.

According to the police, the incident occurred at around 9.45 pm on Sunday when the family was asleep.

"Five members of the family, including three children, died in the roof-collapse incident. Immediately after getting the information, a police team reached the spot and recovered the bodies from the debris. The bodies have been sent for the post-mortem examinations", Saran SSP Kumar Ashish told PTI on Monday.

The identities of the deceased persons are being ascertained, he said.

Locals claimed that the house was more than 30 years old, and its condition had deteriora...