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Namma Metro (BMRCL) under-construction pillar collapse

Fatal incident — no rating on this entry⌖ Outer Ring Road near HBR Layout, East Bengaluru, BengaluruEntry #13 in Bengaluru
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An under-construction Namma Metro pillar collapsed onto traffic, killing a mother and her 2-year-old son; four BMRCL officials and six others were later charged.

The official record states: "BMRCL faced criminal charges over the collapse; officials cited construction-site safety lapses."

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Sources

  • https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/child-mother-critically-injured-after-under-construction-metro-pillar-collapses-in-bengaluru-1179559.html
  • https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/bengaluru/4-bmrcl-officials-6-others-charged-with-metro-pillar-crash-that-killed-woman-child-3335107
Blunderlust RecordBL/BEN/2023/MET
Status
Collapsed
Category
Metro station
State
Karnataka
Year
Collapsed Jan 10, 2023 (line still under construction)
Cost to taxpayers
Cost not specified
Lives lost
Reported, exact toll disputed

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