Hassan Deadly Accident: 9 dead, 10 injured in three-vehicle

Hassan Deadly Accident: 9 people, including four children, were killed and 10 injured in a pile-up involving three vehicles in Hassan, police sources said. Hassan Deadly Accident: 9 dead, 10 injured in three-vehicle.

The accident involving a KMF milk tanker, a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus, and a tempo traveller took place in Arsikere taluk at around 11:00 pm on Saturday (October 15), they said.

All those killed were travelling in the tempo traveller, which was crushed between the bus and the milk tanker. While six of them died on the spot, three succumbed on the way to the hospital, the sources said. The injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital here, they said.

The deceased have been identified as Leelavathi, 50, Chaitra, 33, Samarth, 10, Dimpi, 12, Thanmai, 10, Dhruva, 2, Vandana, 20, Doddaiah, 60 and Bharathi, 50. The incident happened around 11 pm, a few kilometers before their final destination.

Superintendent of Police, Hassan, Hariram Shankar and senior officials visited the accident site and all necessary procedures are being followed, they said.  They were returning home after visiting Dharmasthala, Subramanya, Hasanamba temples, added police.

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