Chitradurga: Four people traveling in an SUV traveling from Bengaluru to Goa were grievously injured after a collision with a truck near Chikkabennur in Chitradurga taluk and three of them died on the spot while the fourth passenger died at a private hospital in Davanagere on Saturday morning.

The victims of the accident are identified as Prajwal Reddy (30), Harshita (28), Sohan (2) and Vijay Reddy (30), who left for Goa with four other people in an SUV from Bengaluru, driving through Thanisandra. On the way one of the tyres of the vehicles burst and the vehicle rammed into the container truck, which had been traveling at low speed.

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Three people in the car were killed on the spot due to the accident, but the locals rushed the other five passengers, who were injured grievously, to a private hospital in Davanagere. One of the passengers, however, failed to respond to the medical treatment and died in the hospital.

Bharamasagara Police reportedly visited the accident spot for an inspection.

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