6 members of 2 families killed, 3 injured in accident in Gadag district of Karnataka
The Hindu
The two families from Kalaburagi district were travelling in the MUV to Fakkreshwar mutt at Shirahatti and Balehosur mutt in Laxmeshwar taluk.
Six members of two families died in an accident involving a public transport bus and a multi-utility vehicle in Gadag district of Karnataka on October 16. Three children suffered grievous injuries. Five persons died on the spot while a grievously injured boy breathed his last in a hospital in Gadag district
The accident occurred at Gaddi Halla on the Gajendragad-Naregal road on the outskirts of Naregal. The two families from Kalaburagi district were travelling in the MUV to Fakkreshwar mutt at Shirahatti and Balehosur mutt in Laxmeshwar taluk.
The MUV hit an NWKRTC bus that was heading to Gajendragad from Naregal.
The deceased are Shivakumar Kalashetti (50), Chandrakala Kalashetti (42) and Rani Kalashetti (32) of Madana Hipparagi, and Sachin Katti (31) and Dakshayani Katti (33) of Afzalpur in Kalaburagi district. Four children of these two families were also in the MUV. They were shifted to the district hospital in Gadag where five-year old Dingalesh Kalashetti did not respond to treatment and breathed his last, sources said.
A few passengers in the NWKRTC bus suffered minor injuries.
Naregal police rushed to the spot on being alerted and helped transport the injured persons to Gadag district hospital. The MUV was completely mangled due to the impact of the collision. Police had a tough time extricating the bodies from the vehicle.
The bodies were identified based on the documents in the vehicle, and in their bags.
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