Horrible accident near Hassan: 9 people including mother, daughter, son died

9 people died in a series of terrible accidents that occurred in Araseikere taluk late at night.

A terrible accident took place between a KSRT bus, a TT vehicle and a tanker. As a result, a total of 9 people, including 4 children, were killed in the Tempo Traveler.

The deceased have been identified as Leelavati (50), Chaitra (33), Samarth (10), Dimpy (12), Tanmay (10), Dhruva (2), Vandana (20), Doddaiah (60) and Bharati (50).

The accident took place late on Saturday night near Banwar Hobali Gandhi Nagar village of Araseikere taluk of Hassan district. Information is available that all the deceased 9 are relatives. A total of 14 people went to Dharmasthala in the TT vehicle.

As the tanker collided with the TT vehicle, the accident occurred in a zig-zag manner. It collided with a government bus. A horrendous mishap occurred as a result of the TT colliding on both sides. It is said that the accident happened because the milk tanker arrived without getting a deviation because the work on the four-lane highway was going on.

The injured have been shifted to Hassan District Hospital. 10 people were injured in the incident.

Police from Banavara police station visited the incident site and conducted an investigation and registered a case.