Killer pothole claims one more life in Bengaluru, public outraged

Navigating through a pothole-ridden road in Muneshwara Layout in Yelahanka limits, a 27-year-old engineer with a private firm who sustained injuries after falling into a ditch, died on Monday morning in Bengaluru. The victim, Ashwin, was a resident of Muneshwara Layout near Yelahanka.

Residents alleged that the pothole had come up after the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) failed to restore the road which was dug up for pipeline work. “Ashwin fell into the ditch and suffered injuries to his head. He was rushed to a private hospital where he succumbed to injuries this morning,” an eyewitness from the locality said.