Police personnel inspected the accident site at the Kaveri Crusher stone quarry near Madapattana village, Bengaluru South taluk, where a massive boulder collapsed onto a tractor loading crushed stones on 2 July 2026, killing at least seven workers and injuring five.
At least seven workers were killed and five injured when a massive boulder fell on a tractor at the Kaveri Crusher quarry, Madapattana village, Bengaluru South taluk, on 2 July 2026, according to police.
Migrant workers were among those killed when a boulder collapsed on a stone-loading tractor at Kaveri Crusher, Bengaluru South taluk, on 2 July 2026. Police teams launched a rescue and inspection operation at the Madapattana village site.
Ambulances transported the bodies of workers killed in the boulder collapse at Kaveri Crusher stone quarry, Madapattana village, Bengaluru South taluk, following the 2 July 2026 tragedy that claimed seven lives.
Five workers were injured — in addition to the seven fatalities — after a boulder struck a tractor at the Kaveri Crusher quarry near Madapattana village, Bengaluru South taluk, on 2 July 2026. Ambulances ferried the injured to nearby facilities.
A tractor engaged in loading crushed stones was struck by a massive falling boulder at the Kaveri Crusher stone quarry, Bengaluru South taluk, on 2 July 2026, killing seven workers on the spot, according to police.
Rescue teams combed the Kaveri Crusher stone quarry site near Madapattana village, Bengaluru South taluk, after the 2 July 2026 boulder collapse that killed seven and injured five, with ambulances deployed throughout the operation.
The fatal boulder collapse at Kaveri Crusher, Bengaluru South taluk, on 2 July 2026 — which killed seven workers — has raised questions about quarry safety standards and oversight in Karnataka, according to reports.