Kota, May 11: Three persons, including a toddler and her mother, died when the roof of a two-storey house collapsed in Rajasthan's Bundi, police said on Saturday. Those killed have been identified as Babulal Gurjar (45), Karmabai Gurjar (30) and her four-year-old daughter Divya, they said.

The incident occurred around 1.30 am at Prabhulal Gurjar's house on Saturday when his family members were sleeping in the veranda, Dablana circle inspector Manoj Singh Sikarwal said. Rajasthan Building Collapse: Five Feared Trapped After Building Collapses Near Ajmer Sharif Dargah (Watch Video).

A stone slab ceiling of the veranda collapsed over the people sleeping under it after a lightning struck the house, killing three of them and as many injured, the officer said. House Collapse in Rajasthan Video: Minor Girl, Elderly Woman Killed After Old House's Roof Collapses in Udaipur.

The bodies were handed over to family members after a post-mortem later this morning. While two injured were discharged from the hospital, a woman is under treatment, police said.