Three of family killed after car hits culvert in Karnataka
Ballari (Karnataka) (PTI): Three members of a family died while two others were injured after their car allegedly lost control and crashed into a culvert, police said on Thursday.
The accident occurred on the Ballari–Siruguppa state highway in Tekkalakote town of this district on December 24.
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According to police, the accident took place around 5 am when the family was returning home in Siruguppa after a temple visit in Tamil Nadu.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the driver dozed off at the wheel, causing him to lose control and crash the vehicle into the culvert, a senior police officer said.
Those injured were shifted to the Ballari Medical College and Research Centre (BMCRC) Hospital in Ballari, police said.
They are said to be out of danger.
A case of accident has been registered, police said.
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Four killed in bike-tipper collision in Chikkaballapura
Chikkaballapura (Karnataka) (PTI): Four people died in a road accident near Ajjavara Gate here on Thursday night, police sources said.
The incident occurred when a bike carrying four people collided with a tipper, they said.
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The victims, said to be labourers, were travelling from Chikkaballapur to Ajjavara on the two-wheeler.
Police visited the spot and investigation is on.
