Mother, son die as Namma Metro under-construction pillar collapses in Bengaluru
The Hindu
The incident led to a pile-up of vehicles on the busy Hennur Road
Two persons died after an under-construction Namma Metro pillar in Bengaluru collapsed on January 10 morning. According to the police, a woman and her child, who were on a scooter, died in a hospital and while her husband and another child are being treated for injuries.
Bhimashankar Guled, DCP, East division, told The Hindu, “Today morning around 10.45 a.m., Namma Metro pillar collapsed and hit a bike on which four persons were travelling. They are Lohith, his wife Tejaswini and their twins (a son and a daughter). Tejaswini and son Vihan were seriously injured and shifted to a private hospital. Unfortunately, Tejaswini and Vihan died.”
Namma Metro pillar number 218 at Nagawara on the Outer Ring Road (ORR) collapsed in the morning. The incident led to a pile-up of vehicles on the busy Hennur Road.
Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) is yet to share details of the incident.
Bengaluru city traffic police tweeted: “Metro pillar fell down in ORR near HBR Layout; traffic is congested at various junctions. Our traffic field officers were present and traffic will be cleared very soon.”
After the incident, motorists complained of heavy traffic in and around Hennur, Kalyan Nagar, HBR Layout, Nagawara and surrounding areas.
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