seven dead as rock falls onB'luru quarry workers
BENGALURU, 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 debris and recover the bodies.
The deceased have been identified as Ram Naik from Karnataka's Yadgir district, Dharmesh Singh from Chhattisgarh, and Satyanarayan Gond, Bhuvenshwar Singh, Rajendra Prasad Choudhary, Rajesh Prasad and Shivraj Singh, all from Madhya Pradesh.
Deputy Inspector General of Police S Girish said two adjoining crushers were operating at different levels and around 16 labourers were working when the accident took place....
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