Davanagere: Three people died on the spot and two others were injured in a head-on collision between a car and a bus on the Birur-Sammasagi State Highway stretch near Attigere village in the taluk on Saturday morning.

The deceased have been identified as Vijay Bhajantri (30), Basavaraj Aibatti (30) and Sridhar Vaddara (27) of Siruguppa village in Kagawad taluk of Belagavi district. The injured Vishwanath Ire Gowda (30) and Raju Katkar (30) are being treated at the District Hospital in Chigateri.

Mayakonda police have said, a group of friends that had gone on a trip was returning to Belagavi in a car when the collision occurred, with three of the friends being killed on the spot. Eleven passengers traveling in the bus are reported to be safe.

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Raichur (Karnataka), Apr 8 (PTI): Body of a minor girl who had gone missing along with her brother was recovered from a canal in this district while search is on for her sibling, police said on Monday.

The children had come to Gandhal village in Raichur district with their parents on a pilgrimage to Panchamukhi Hanuman temple.

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The family hails from Gadwal in Telangana. The children were reported missing on Monday evening.

Police found Anjali's body in the Rajalabanda canal at Budadinni village while the search is on for her brother.

Authorities suspect that the girl may have drowned in the canal.

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