Seven persons were killed and 35 others injured when an overhead water tank collapsed in a slum area of the central Indian city of Bhopal early Monday, reported Press Trust of India.

The incident took place at Saibaba Nagar slum area in the wee hours, when an overhead water tank of Bhopal Municipal Corporation or local civic government collapsed, killing seven persons and trapping a large number of others, according to the report.

A number of slums situated in the vicinity of the large water tank also got damaged in the incident. The cause of the incident was yet to be ascertained.