2 killed in balcony collapse in Kolkata

Kolkata: At least two persons were killed and two others seriously injured when a portion of a balcony of a dilapidated building in north Kolkata collapsed on Saturday, police said.

A 20-year-old scooter rider and a 47-year-old pedestrian were killed in the incident in Jorasanko police station area in the evening, an officer said.

"A portion of a balcony on the top floor of a dilapidated three-storey building on Rabindra Sarani collapsed, in which two passersby were killed and two others were seriously injured," he said.

The rider and the pedestrian were declared brought dead to a local hospital, while the injured persons are undergoing treatment at a state-run medical establishment.

Two persons, including a three-year-old girl, were killed in a building collapse in the northern part of the metropolis following heavy rain on September 29.