A metro pillar that was under construction has been collapsed on Tuesday near the Nagawara area of Bengaluru in which a woman and her toddler son were killed.
Meanwhile, after the incident, a woman and her toddler son were rushed to the hospital but succumbed to their injuries in the hospital and her husband and daughter are undergoing treatment.
The incident took place when all four of them were traveling on a bike.
“This morning around 10:45 am, when the couple along with their twin children were traveling towards Hebbal when the metro pillar collapsed on the bike. The mother, Tejaswini, and son Vihaan were seriously injured and shifted to Altis Hospital where both of them succumbed to their injuries,” Bheemashankar S Guled, DCP East Bengaluru said.
Earlier on Tuesday morning due to the collapse of the metro pillar movement of traffic in the area was affected. After the collapse people were seen trying to move the fallen pillar to ease traffic flow.
Moreover, the incident is being investigated by forensic experts.
However, further details are awaited.