Bengaluru: Pregnant woman, friend killed after JCB collides with the electric pole, causing it to collapse

March 18, 2025 01:35 PM Ist

The victims were identified as Sumehi, a resident of Tamil Nadu, and Soni Kumari from Bihar, who was four months pregnant.

A tragic accident in BengaluruByappanhalli claimed the life of two pedestrians, including a pregnant woman, after an electric pillar fell on them when she was hit by a motor vehicle.

The incident was produced when the vehicle, employed in construction work, accidentally entered the pole, which made it collapse.

According to the police, the incident was produced when the vehicle, employed in construction works, accidentally entered the pole, causing it to collapse, the ANI news agency said.

The victims were identified as Sumehi, a resident of Tamil Nadu, and Soni Kumari from Bihar, who was four months pregnant. The tragedy unfolded when a JCB car accidentally hit a light pillar, causing the two women while walking on the roadside, according to a Times report.

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According to the report, after attending the tragic incident, the local inhabitants promptly alerted the police. The authorities arrived at the scene and detained the JCB driver, identified as Raju.

One case was submitted to the Baiyappanalli Police Station, and at present an investigation is underway to establish the full details of the accident.

More details waited.

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