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He died instantly.Angry locals gathered at the spot and blamed BBMP for not constructing a skywalk despite repeated requests. Traffic started piling up on the road for over 3km, up to Central Silk Board junction.“Iblur Junction is accident prone. “We can think of a skywalk only after Metro officials clarify on the alignment issue along Central Silk Board-KR Puram line.” It would have prevented accidents at this junction,” residents said.With the situation turning volatile, senior traffic officials rushed to the spot and requested protesters to vacate the road. BENGALURU: Traffic came to a halt on the busy Sarjapur Road on Saturday morning after residents of Iblur and surrounding areas blocked the stretch following an accident in which a pedestrian was killed by a concrete-mixture truck..