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Three Dead After Car Crashes Into Truck in Karnataka
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News18•06-10-2026, 22:00
Three Dead After Car Crashes Into Truck in Karnataka
- •Three people died on the spot and two others sustained serious injuries in an accident in Chitradurga district.
- •The victims were travelling from Bengaluru to Kushtagi to attend a funeral when their car rammed into a moving truck from behind.
- •The deceased have been identified as Basavaraj, Manjunath, and Shashidhar, all natives of Koppal district.
- •The injured passengers, Hanumesh and Praveen, were shifted to a hospital for medical treatment.
- •Hiriyur Rural Police inspected the accident scene near KR Halli Gate and are conducting further investigations.
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The fatal accident occurred when a car carrying five people allegedly rammed into the rear of a moving truck from behind near KR Halli Gate in Hiriyur taluk.
Three people died on the spot, identified as Basavaraj (30), Manjunath (25), and Shashidhar (22) from Kushtagi in Koppal district, while two others named Hanumesh and Praveen sustained serious injuries.
The occupants were traveling by car from Bengaluru to Kushtagi to attend a funeral after Basavaraj's father had reportedly died following an illness.
