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6 killed in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur as Thar rams into auto from behind

6 killed in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur as Thar rams into auto from behind

Six people died, and four were injured after a speeding Mahindra Thar rammed into an autorickshaw in Karnataka’s Chikkaballapur district on Sunday afternoon, police said. The impact propelled the autorickshaw forward, trapping it between the Thar and a container lorry parked on the roadside, completely crushing the autorickshaw, police said. (PTI/ Representational) According to the police, eight passengers, all agricultural workers, and one driver were travelling in the autorickshaw on National Highway-44 from Peresandra towards Bagepalli when the speeding Thar allegedly struck it from behind. The impact propelled the autorickshaw forward, trapping it between the Thar and a container lorry parked on the roadside, completely crushing the autorickshaw, police added. “Preliminary probe shows the Thar was overspeeding when it crashed,” said Chikkaballapura SP Kushal Choukse. “The injured are being treated at Bagepalli Taluk Government Hospital. A detailed inquiry is underway, and all aspects are being examined. All the victims were agricultural workers returning home after work, the SP added.” The deceased have been identified as autorickshaw driver B K Anjinappa (35), N Umadevi (55), B …

Four from Yadgir village killed in road accident en route to temple | Latest News India

Four from Yadgir village killed in road accident en route to temple | Latest News India

Apr 12, 2025 08:36 AM IST Four from Varkanahalli died in a road accident involving a KSRTC bus and a Bolero jeep near Maddaraki village; three others were injured. Four people from Varkanahalli village in Yadgir district died and three others sustained injuries in a road accident involving a KSRTC bus and a Bolero jeep near Maddaraki village in Shahapur taluk on Thursday night, police said. Four from Yadgir village killed in road accident en route to temple The group was travelling to the Ghataraki Bhagyavanti temple in neighbouring Kalaburagi district when the accident occurred on National Highway 150A. The mishap took place late in the night and involved a collision between the Bolero jeep they had hired and a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus. Yadgir Superintendent of Police Pruthvika Shankar confirmed the details to reporters on Friday. “Four of the Bolero passengers died on the spot, and three others—two from the jeep and one from the bus—sustained injuries,” she said. Police identified the deceased as Sharanappa Onakuni (30), who was driving the …

Karnataka IPS Officer, On His Way To Take Up First Posting, Dies In Accident

Karnataka IPS Officer, On His Way To Take Up First Posting, Dies In Accident

Harsh Bardhan was a resident of Madhya Pradesh Bengaluru: A young IPS officer in Karnataka, who had recently finished his training, died in an accident on his way to take up his first posting in Hassan district on Sunday. Harsh Bardhan, 26, was a resident of Madhya Pradesh and a 2023-batch IPS officer of the Karnataka cadre. The accident took place when the tyre of the police vehicle he was travelling in allegedly burst and the driver lost control. The vehicle reportedly hit a house and a tree on the roadside. Mr Bardhan sustained severe head injuries and died in the hospital during treatment, while the driver suffered minor injuries. Visuals from the spot showed heavily mangled remains of the police vehicle. Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah offered condolences to his family and said “this should not have happened when years of hard work were paying off”. “Saddened to hear about the death of probationary IPS officer Harsh Bardhan in a horrific accident near Kittane border of Hassan-Mysuru Highway. It is very sad that such an …