India, July 3 -- Seven migrant labourers, including five from Madhya Pradesh were killed and five others were injured after a massive rock slid down from a hillside and crashed into a stone quarry on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Thursday, with the Karnataka government ordering an inquiry into the incident to determine whether the quarry was operating in accordance with mining and safety regulations.

Police said the accident took place at the Kaveri Crusher quarry near Madapatna village in Bengaluru South taluk under the jurisdiction of Tavarekere police station. Police, fire and rescue teams, along with officials from the Department of Mines and Geology, rushed to the spot and launched rescue operations using heavy machinery to clear de...