Karnataka Accident: Seven people were killed and two others were seriously injured in a head-on collision between a car and a lorry on Thursday morning in Karnataka’s Uttara Kannada district.
According to police, the accident occurred around 1.30 am near Balagara Cross in Arabail Ghat area on NH-52 under the jurisdiction of Yellapur police station.
Police said the injured were first taken to a nearby hospital and later referred to KIMS Hospital in Hubli, where they are undergoing treatment.
According to police, the MUV was carrying nine people, including the driver, and was travelling from Dharwad to Dharmasthala and Chikmagalur. Initial information suggests that the driver worked as a part-time delivery executive for a food delivery platform.
Police said the driver, Sanjeev, was allegedly driving recklessly at high speed. He veered off the right side of the road and collided with a lorry coming from Ankola. The impact was so severe that the MUV was severely damaged.
In another accident news, three children were killed after a speeding truck ran into a roadside balloon seller in Jaipur on Tuesday morning. Two other people were also injured in the accident.
The accident occurred on the 200-foot bypass in the Shyam Nagar police station area. The deceased have not been identified. Upon receiving information about the accident, a police team arrived at the scene and, with the help of local people, began relief and rescue operations.
The truck was travelling at such a high speed that it broke an iron railing and crushed children standing near a roadside drain. The children fell into the drain after the collision.