January 10, 2023: A woman and her two-and-half year-old son were killed after an under construction Metro pillar collapsed near the Nagawara area of Bengaluru on Tuesday morning.
According to police, the incident took place around 11 am, when the TMT bars erected for the construction of a pillar fell on their scooter. The height of the pillar is said to be over 40 feet and weighing several tonnes.
The deceased were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
The incident had resulted in traffic jam for some time along the stretch.
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A woman and her two-and-half year-old son were killed after an under construction Metro pillar collapsed near the Nagawara area of Bengaluru
January 10, 2023: A woman and her two-and-half year-old son were killed after an under construction Metro pillar collapsed near the Nagawara area of Bengaluru on Tuesday morning.
According to police, the incident took place around 11 am, when the TMT bars erected for the construction of a pillar fell on their scooter. The height of the pillar is said to be over 40 feet and weighing several tonnes.
The deceased were immediately rushed to a nearby hospital.
The incident had resulted in traffic jam for some time along the stretch.