BENGALURU: A 23-year-old driver-cum-operator of an excavator was crushed to death when a huge boulder fell on the vehicle in Giridhama Block, RR Nagar, west Bengaluru, on Monday evening.
Pushpendra Singh, a resident of
Kengeri
, was pulling down the boulder around 3.45pm, when a part of it fell on the machine.
"Levelling work was on at the site as part of a construction project. Pushpendra Singh had been working at the site for two days. We are trying to reach the site supervisor and other officials, including the engineer," RR Nagar police said.
Man mowed down by truck A 57-year-old differently abled man was killed on the spot when a mini truck carrying vegetables hit him near Aadarsha Junction, Ulsoor, east Bengaluru, on Monday afternoon.
Ramesh Kumar
, 57, a resident of
Indiranagar
2nd Stage, ran a grocery shop near his residence. He was crossing the road and heading towards CMH Road when the accident happened around 1.30pm. The truck driver,
Manjunath, 30, from Malur in Kolar district, tried to flee the spot, but was caught by alert passersby.
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