A 29-year-old woman was killed on the spot after a wall collapsed on her at a cow shed at Beeranahalli in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district on Friday.
The police identified the deceased as Manjula (29) of Beeranahalli. She was milking a cow in the shed around 6 a.m. on Friday when the wall, which was wet due to heavy rains over the past 20 days, collapsed on her. She reported died on the spot. The cow was not injured in the accident.
Manjula’s body has been sent for post mortem to the Sira taluk hospital. A case has been registered in the Pattanayakanahalli police station.