Kalaburagi (Karnataka), April 5 || In a tragic incident, five people were killed and 11 others were injured after a mini-bus rammed into a parked truck in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka in the early hours of Saturday.
The accident occurred near Nelogi Cross, close to Jevargi town.
The deceased have been identified as Wajid, Mehaboobi, Priyanka, Mehaboob, and one person whose identity is yet to be confirmed.
All the deceased were residents of the Navanagara locality in Bagalkot district.
According to police reports, the victims were travelling in a mini-bus to visit the famous Khwaja Bande Nawaz Dargah in Kalaburagi city.
A total of 31 people were on board the bus and the injured passengers have been shifted to the Gulbarga Institute of Medical Sciences (GIMS) in Kalaburagi for treatment.
The jurisdictional Nelogi police rushed to the spot and have launched an investigation. Further details regarding the incident are awaited, and the exact cause of the accident is yet to be determined.
In a tragic incident, four people were killed on the spot after their car was hit by a luxury Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus, Airavat, on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Expressway here on Thursday.
The accident occurred at the highway exit near Tubinakere village, close to Mandya city.