Belthangady: Traffic movement on Charmadi ghat remained affected as a huge tree fell on the road in the wee hours of Tuesday, completing effecting traffic movement in the region.

Traffic remained halted on both the sides of the incident spot as the road was completely blocked due to the falling of the tree. Social activist Charmadi Hasanabba along with locals reached the spot and helped in clearing the road.

The traffic movement was halted for over one-and-half hour on the road.

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Bengaluru (PTI): Three people were killed when a speeding car collided with a KSRTC bus near Devanahalli on the outskirts of the city, police said on Thursday.

According to police, the crash took place at Lalagondanahalli Gate on late Wednesday.

All three occupants of the car, who died in this tragedy, have been identified as Mohan Kumar (33), Suman (28) and Sagar (23), all residents of Sadahalli in Devanahalli taluk.

According to preliminary reports, the car was travelling from Chikkaballapur towards Devanahalli at high speed when the driver lost control, jumped the divider and rammed into the KSRTC bus.

Several passengers in the bus sustained minor injuries, police said, adding an investigation is on.