Man killed, wife injured in wall collapse

A 55-year-old man was killed and his wife injured when a wall collapsed on them in Pakeryear village Sadar Kotwali police station area here, police said today.

Shiv Nath and his wife Kausaleya were sleeping in their house when the wall of the adjacent house collapsed on them last night, police said.

While Shiv Nath died on the spot, his wife was rushed to a hospital, where her condition was stated to be critical, police added.