Ramanagara, July 2 -- At least seven quarry workers were killed and five others injured after a massive rock collapsed at the Cauvery Crusher unit near Madapattana village in Ramanagara district early on Thursday morning, July 2. The incident occurred while a group of labourers was working inside the quarry, trapping several of them beneath tonnes of rock and debris.

The deceased have been identified as Ramu, 46, Rajpal Singh, 35, Satyanarayana Singh, 31, Ram Vatar Singh, 31, Rajendra Prasad, Nohar Singh and Bhuvaneshwar Singh. Most of the victims were migrant labourers from northern India who had been employed at the quarry.

Five workers sustained injuries in the accident. The injured have been identified as Gulab Singh, 27, Raj Pal, 3...