Four of family killed in accident in Haveri district of Karnataka
The Hindu
According the Superintendent of Police of Haveri district Anshu Kumar, the SUV was heading towards Hubballi from Haveri. The driver lost control, jumped over the divider and collided with a car that was heading to Bengaluru from Hubballi.
Four persons of a family, including an 11-year-old boy, were killed in a head-on collision involving an SUV and a car in Haveri district of Karnataka in the afternoon on December 25.
The fatal accident occurred at Belligatti village near Tadas-Thimmapur on the Haveri-Dharwad district border on the Pune-Bengaluru national highway.
According the Superintendent of Police of Haveri district Anshu Kumar, the SUV was heading towards Hubballi from Haveri. The driver lost control, jumped over the divider and collided with a car that was heading to Bengaluru from Hubballi.
All the deceased were travelling in the car. While two persons were killed on the spot, the other two were declared brought dead at KMC-RI Hospital in Hubballi.
The deceased are Chandramma (59) of Chamarajpet in Bengaluru, her daughter Meena (38), son-in-law Mahesh Kumar C. (41), and grandson Dhanaveer (11), all residents of Harihar in Davanagere district.
SP Anshu Kumar visited the spot. The Tadas Station Police have registered a case.
According to sources, three persons were in the SUV. They reportedly fled from the scene after the accident.