Mangaluru : Two brothers died on the spot when the concrete lintel of an old house fell on them while it was being demolished at C.G. Kamath Road of Karangalpady in Mangaluru on Thursday.

The police gave the names of deceased as James Samuel Jathanna, 56, and his brother Edwin Herald Maben, 55. The house was being demolished to construct a new one. The demolition had begun on Wednesday. Maben lived next to the house which was being demolished.

Sources said that James Samuel Jathanna was supervising the demolition work and his brother came there to ensure that his house was not damaged during the process. When they were talking, a wall of the house which was being brought down, fell on them at 10.45 a.m.