Bengaluru, July 2 -- Seven daily-wage labourers from Bihar lost their lives on Thursday morning when a massive rock fell at a stone quarry site in Bengaluru's Madapattana. The workers were engaged in routine quarrying operations when a huge rock, reportedly falling from a height of about 40 feet, trapped them beneath the debris.

The victims were all daily-wage labourers who were trapped under the fallen boulder and died on the spot at the stone crusher site.

Police said "the accident took place while the workers were engaged in quarrying operations. Several other workers sustained injuries and were shifted to a private hospital for treatment. The exact number of injured is still being verified."

Rescue personnel and police rushed to th...