Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed grief over the loss of lives in the Mysuru road accident in Karnataka and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 2 lakh each for the next of kin of the deceased and Rs 50 thousand for people who sustained injuries.
Five people including a child were killed, and four more were left injured, after a car rammed into a tuck from behind in Dharwad, the police informed on Thursday.
According to the police, Gayathri Kumar, 47 was driving her 16-year-old daughter Samatha Kumar to school when a speeding truck overturned near a cross and crushed their car on the Bannerghatta road.
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India] August 25 (ANI): Nine persons were killed and 11 sustained injuries after a cruiser jeep collided with a truck on the National Highway near Bengaluru on Thursday.
Byndoor (Karnataka) [India], July 20 (ANI): Three people died and four others were injured after a speeding ambulance toppled at a toll gate, near Karnataka's Byndoor on Wednesday.
Dharwad (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): Seven persons were killed and 10 others sustained serious injuries after the car they were travelling in rammed into a tree in Karnataka's Dharwad on Friday night.
Kalaburagi (Karnataka) [India], November 22 (ANI): Two persons died after two lorries collided near Shahabad in the Kalaburagi district on Sunday evening, according to District Fire Officer, Parshuram.
Chitradurga (Karnataka) [India], Aug 12 (ANI): Five people including a baby were killed while 27 people were critically injured after a bus caught fire near National Highway 4 at Hiriyur in Karnataka's Chitradurga on Tuesday.
Tumakuru (Karnataka) [India], Mar 6 (ANI): At least 12 people, including women and children, were killed when a car, in which they were travelling, collided with an SUV near Amritur police station in Tumakuru district on Friday morning, police said.