Three people – including a child – have been killed after the roof of a shopping centre collapsed.

79 others have been injured following the incident at around 8.40pm last night at the Real Plaza shopping centre in Trujillo, Peru, Peruvian broadcaster Sol TV reports.

Video taken at the scene shows rescue workers desperate attempts to search for people hidden in the rubble. Other videos show people calling out for their loved ones trapped in the rubble.

Eyewitnesses at the scene reported hearing a large bang just before the roof collapsed.

One person said: ‘There was a very loud noise and then a cloud of dust where the roof caved in.

‘This is happening now. I’m going to leave the area now because this is serious.’