Four including Excise SI killed in horrific road accident in Karnataka
Hassan: In a horrific road accident that occurred on Saturday, a car crashed into a parked container resulting in the deaths of an Excise Officer, who was on his way to report for duty, and three youngsters at Channarayapatna in the district.
The Bengaluru-based deceased have been identified as Abhishek, Manjunath, Vikram, and Chetan. All of the deceased were young men between the ages of 25 and 30, it is learned.
The deceased man named Chetan had been recently appointed as an Excise Officer, while Abhishek, Manjunath, and Vikram were all working in the IT sector.
Chetan had allegedly joined three of his friends in their car to report for duty and was headed towards Chikmagalur from Bengaluru when this dreadful accident is said to have occurred. The driver of their car reportedly lost control of the vehicle and crashed into the rear end of a parked container. The four young friends who sustained serious injuries are said to have died on the spot.
The bodies of the deceased have been taken to the Channarayapatna Government Hospital’s mortuary.
A case has been registered in this regard at the Channarayapatna City Police Station.
In the background of this tragic accident, the district-in-charge Minister visited the Chennarayanapatna’s Government mortuary.
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36 injured as private bus plunges off bridge in Karnataka’s Shivamogga
Shivamogga (Karnataka) (PTI): Thirty-six people were injured on Monday after a private bus allegedly went out of control and plunged off a bridge in the district, police said.
The incident occurred at around 1.30 pm near Kagehalla in Veerapura village of Bhadravati taluk, they said.
According to police, the bus was travelling from Channagiri in Davanagere district to Bhadravati when the driver allegedly lost control of the vehicle near a bridge across a stream.
The bus hit the bridge’s side barrier and overturned into the stream below, which had a very low water level.
A total of 36 people, including the driver and conductor, were injured in the accident, a senior police officer said.
Of them, 25 sustained minor injuries and were shifted to a nearby hospital for treatment, he added.
A case has been registered at the Bhadravati Rural police station, and further investigation is underway, police said.
