BENGALURU: Bengaluru Police on Thursday reported a case of neglect on the part of city authorities, as a cyclist sustained severe injuries due to a big sinkhole that formed in Ashok Nagar.The event happened near the metro station on Brigade Road.

The sinkhole emerged due to the building of the continuous 2nd phase of city tunnel work, Bengaluru Police said.According to the cops, the road collapsed unexpectedly during the building and construction of city work from Trinity Circle to Shivajinagar.Bengaluru city structure falls; techie, kid eliminated The 2nd phase of metro tunnel work is going on from Shivajinagar.

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The sinkhole appeared during building and construction of underground work, Bengaluru Police said.The police have closed the movement on the road.On January 10, an under-construction city pillar collapsed near Nagavara on the external ring road in Bengaluru, killing a female and her toddler child.

The ladys hubby and daughter were hospitalised with injuries.Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL) on Wednesday suspended its deputy chief engineer, executive engineer and website engineer after the under-construction city pillar in Bengaluru collapsed and claimed two lives.An FIR has actually been signed up versus unknown persons in connection with the collapse of an under-construction pillar in Bengaluru, police said on Tuesday.According to the FIR, site engineers, metro professionals, site-in-charge officers, BMRCL officers, and others have actually been included.(With inputs from ANI)