Seven Killed in Two Karnataka Road Accidents; Four Tirupati Pilgrims Among Victims

BENGALURU, SEPTEMBER 7: Seven people, including four members of a Bengaluru family returning from a Tirupati pilgrimage, were killed and several others injured in two separate road accidents in Kolar and Chikkaballapur districts of Karnataka on Monday.

In the first accident, four members of a family died after their Toyota car lost control, rammed into the median and overturned near Dodda Kari village in KGF taluk of Kolar district on the Chennai-Bengaluru Expressway.

The deceased were identified as Sharadamma (70), Deekshita (25), Devendra Kumar (41) and Jishnu (13), all residents of Vidyaranyapura in Bengaluru. According to police, the family was returning to Bengaluru after visiting the Tirupati temple when the accident occurred. All four occupants died at the spot.

Three other passengers, identified as Vikas, Neethu and Advika, sustained injuries and were shifted to the Government Hospital in Bangarpet for treatment.

The Bethamangala police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the accident.

In a separate accident in Chikkaballapur district, three women agricultural labourers were killed when an Omni car carrying workers collided with a mini goods vehicle near Kothanur Gate in Shidlaghatta taluk.

The workers, numbering 10, were travelling from Mallikarjunapura village to Hujuguru for flower harvesting when the collision occurred. Three women died on the spot, while several others sustained injuries and were taken to the Sidlaghatta Taluk Hospital for treatment.

The Sidlaghatta Rural police have registered a case and are investigating the circumstances leading to the crash.

The two accidents in the neighbouring districts claimed seven lives and left several others injured, once again highlighting the risks faced by passengers and agricultural workers travelling on Karnataka's roads.