Kalaubaragi: Four persons including driver and women were killed when a government bus collided with a tree while overtaking another bus in the limits of Jevargi police station in the district on Saturday morning.
A bus was approaching here from Surpur and another bus from Dharwad. While a bus driver attempted to overtake another bus, a dog came from the opposite direction. Suddenly, the driver changed the direction of the bus and rammed into a tree after losing control over the vehicle.
The accident, which severely damaged the front portion of the bus, led to the death of three female teachers and the bus driver. More than ten people have been injured and admitted to the Jevargi government hospital.
A case has been registered at Jevargi police station.
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Bijnor (UP) (PTI): Seven people, including a newly-wed couple, returning from Jharkhand died while two others were injured when a car hit a tempo from behind while overtaking another vehicle, police said on Saturday.
After being hit by the car, the tempo rammed into an electric pole around 2 am on Saturday near the fire station of Dhampur on the Dehradun-Nainital Highway, Superintendent of Police Abhishek said.
The tempo passengers were thrown on the ground by the impact of the accident, he said.
Six people of the same family travelling in the tempo were killed on the spot while its driver Ajab Singh died on the way to a hospital, the SP said.
Two persons who were moving in the car have been injured, police said, adding the bodies of the deceased have been sent for post-mortem.