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.

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 deteriorated.

The area comes under the jurisdiction of the revenue district of Patna.

The police have sent all relevant documents related to the incident to the district administration concerned for adequate compensation to the immediate family members of the deceased, the officer said.

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