Child Among Seven Dead In Accident Involving Two Trucks, Car In Karnataka

Seven people were killed when a truck collided head-on with a car, which then got struck by another lorry coming from behind in Karnataka.

Seven people, including three women and a child, were killed when a truck collided head-on with a car, which then got struck by another lorry coming from behind as well, near Gunda forest on the National Highway in Vijayanagara district on Monday evening, police said.

Police sources said the truck was coming from Chitradurga towards Hospet when its steering wheel broke off and the vehicle ran on the opposite side road.

Just then, an SUV was coming from Harapanahalli towards Hospet. The out-of-control truck collided with that car, which then overturned. A tipper lorry coming from behind collided with the same car, killing all seven people sitting inside it, police said.