Chikkamagaluru: Traffic movement has been disrupted on NH169 after a gas tanker turned turtle in the middle of the road at SK Border in the limits of Karkala rural police station.
The tanker toppled when its driver lost control over the vehicle on last night near Kudremukh. Fortunately, no casualty was reported, but the vehicular movement between Kudremukh-Karkala-Shringeri-Mangaluru has been disrupted.
Many vehicles have stranded in the traffic jam for about 10 km from the SK Border on the National Highway 169. Airavat buses have lined up in Kudremukh leading the passengers in trouble.
The Karkala police have visited the spot and taken measures to clear the traffic.
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Kalaburagi (Karnataka), Jan 20 (PTI): Three people died and equal number of them were injured after the car they were travelling in allegedly collided head-on with a truck here on Monday, police said.
The incident occurred around 12.30 pm in Magadhampur village, Chincholi taluka, in this district, they said.
According to the police, the car was coming from Bidar to Dharur in Telangana when it collided with a truck.
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The deceased have been identified as Avinash (24), Abhishek (26), and Sanjeev (40). They were traveling in the car, and three others who were with them sustained injuries. They were immediately shifted to the nearest hospital, where they are undergoing treatment.
A case of the accident has been registered, police said, adding that further investigation is underway.