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Flash Flood Traps Car Under Bengaluru Bridge
- •Brief rain quickly inundated Bengaluru's Panathur Railway Underbridge on Friday, leaving a white sedan stranded in rising floodwater.
- •Visuals on social media showed the vehicle partially submerged with water reaching nearly up to its windows.
- •Quick-thinking bystanders rushed to the scene, helping the trapped occupant reach safety and pushing the stalled car to higher ground with no injuries reported.
- •Civic pages on social media strongly criticized authorities over persistent waterlogging and poor infrastructure in the city's IT corridor.
- •The critical underpass links the Outer Ring Road technology corridor with major residential areas like Varthur, Balagere and Whitefield.
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Brief rainfall inundated Bengaluru's Panathur railway underbridge on Friday, causing floodwaters to rise rapidly and stall a white sedan midway through the underpass. Public members quickly intervened to assist the stranded occupant to safety and helped push the vehicle to higher ground, with no injuries reported.
Social media pages like Pulse of the People and Namma Balagere shared visuals of the partially submerged sedan, criticizing local authorities and the Greater Bengaluru Authority (GBA) over recurring waterlogging. They questioned the poor state of infrastructure in the IT corridor and asked when the road would be cleared for commuters.
The Panathur underpass serves as a critical link connecting the Outer Ring Road technology corridor with residential areas including Varthur, Balagere, and Whitefield. Although it is located about 2 km from the Outer Ring Road, commuters have long raised concerns because the underpass remains unfit for all-weather use despite a decade passing.
