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Bengaluru: BJP Leader Shivakumar Nayak Dies in Horrific Range Rover Accident
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News18•13-10-2026, 22:43
Bengaluru: BJP Leader Shivakumar Nayak Dies in Horrific Range Rover Accident
- •BJP ticket aspirant for the Molakalmuru constituency, Shivakumar Nayak, died in a horrific road accident near Devanahalli.
- •The tragedy occurred when his Range Rover car collided with a gas cylinder-carrying lorry near Rani Cross.
- •The driver and another passenger escaped with minor injuries and were admitted to a local hospital.
- •Devanahalli traffic police visited the spot, inspected the area, and are investigating the accident involving vehicle KA-51 MX 8828.
- •In a separate incident in Bidar district, three people lost their lives after an unidentified vehicle hit their bike.
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BJP leader Shivakumar Nayak died when the Range Rover car he was traveling in collided with the back of a gas cylinder-carrying lorry near Rani Cross on the outskirts of Devanahalli, Bengaluru.
Shivakumar Nayak was a BJP ticket aspirant for the Molakalmuru constituency. While he died on the spot, the driver and another passenger escaped fatal injury with minor scrapes and were admitted to a local hospital.
In a separate incident within the MannaeKhelli police station limits, three individuals—Rahul, Sagar, and Krishna—died on the spot after an unidentified vehicle hit their bike near Talamadagi village in Chitaguppa taluk.
