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Photo from the accident site. Credit: DH Photo/BK Janardhan
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has ordered a detailed probe into the death of mother and son after a staging column of under construction metro line collapsed and fell on them at Nagavara area in Bengaluru.
Speaking to media in Dharwad, Bommai said it was an unfortunate incident. A detailed probe has been ordered and if there are lapses stern action will be taken, he said.
Under the CM relief fund, Rs 10 lakh each will be given to the kin of the deceased as compensation. Tejesvini and her two-year-old son Vihan succumbed to injuries after staging columns collapsed on them while they were moving on a scooter.