Mysuru: In a road accident reported early Friday morning, two men were killed on the spot as a private bus and a truck collided head-on on the Mysuru-Mangaluru National Highway stretch near Jadaganakoppalu Gate.
The driver of the bus, which was traveling from Kozhikode to Bengaluru, is said to have attempted to avoid hitting a log that had fallen on the road near Jadaganakoppalu Gate and ended colliding with the truck, which was found to have been carrying cement and traveling from Mysuru to Hunsur.
The driver and the cleaner of the bus, who are learned to have been natives of Wayanad district of Kerala, were killed on the spot in the accident. Several others in the bus are said to have sustained injuries.
The bags of cement were seen fallen on the road due to the intensity of the collision. The front of the bus was completely destroyed.
Further details on the incident are awaited.
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Kalaburagi: A dispute over property turned deadly after a man killed his cousin brother using a knife in Kalaburagi’s Sedam taluk late on Friday night.
The deceased has been identified as Basavaraja Talawara (35), a resident of Hanganahalli village.
Basavaraja was involved in a dispute with his cousin, Ghulesh, over the division of family property for some time.
On Friday night, a clash broke out between the duo during which Ghulesh allegedly stabbed Basavaraja with a knife.Basavaraja died on the spot due to severe bleeding, while the accused Ghulesh is absconding, police said.
District Superintendent of Police Addur Srinivasalu, DySP Sangamanath Hiremath and CPI Mahadeva Diddimani visited the crime scene and conducted an investigation.
A complaint has been filed at the Malkheda police station in this regard.
