Malur, Kolar: A tragic accident occurred on Tuesday when a massive boulder fell onto a Hitachi vehicle near Halepalya village in Malur taluk, Kolar district. The impact resulted in the immediate death of the driver, Praveen (32), who hailed from Kasamballi village in KGF taluk.
In addition to the Hitachi, a tractor was also struck by the falling rock. Authorities promptly initiated an evacuation operation using a JCB excavator, suspecting that other workers might be trapped. Efforts were made to retrieve Praveen’s body, which was pinned under the debris.
The incident occurred in an area where stone mining was being carried out. Manjunath, another resident of the same village, had been involved in mining activities on the sanctioned land in survey no. Goma.
District Superintendent of Police M. Narayana, along with Police Station Inspector Sunil Kumar and RI Narayanaswamy, visited the site to assess the situation. A case has been registered, and investigations are underway.
