Bengaluru, April 29 -- At least seven people were killed and several others injured after a compound wall of Bowring and Lady Curzon Hospital in Shivajinagar collapsed as heavy rain lashed parts of Bengaluru on Wednesday evening.

"This is a shocking incident. Seven people have died and seven are injured. The condition of the injured is not critical. I am heading there. Will give further information after the visit. Strict action will be taken against those responsible," Shivajinagar Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Rizwan Arshad said.

Preliminary information suggests that several of those affected were street vendors operating from pushcarts along the footpath near the hospital. Others were pedestrians passing through the area w...