Bengaluru: In a tragic road accident near Tinthani Arch within the jurisdiction of Surapura police station in Bengaluru a family of five members, including three children, lost their lives in an accident in Yadgir district of Karnataka on Wednesday.
Official sources from the police said that the incident took place while all five were traveling on a bike from Surapura to Tinthani. A bus belonging to the Kalyan Karnataka Road Transport Corporation (KKSRTC), rammed into the bike from behind after the driver lost control of the vehicle, leading to the tragedy.
As a result of the impact, three people, including all two children, died on the spot, while the other two, succumbed to their injuries on the way to the hospital. The bike was completely mangled due to the collision. The bus was traveling from Kalaburagi to Chincholi at the time of the accident.
The deceased have been identified as 35-year-old Anjaneya, his 28-year-old wife Gangamma, their children—five-year-old Pavithra and three-year-old Rayappa—and Anjaneya’s nephew, one-year-old Hanumantha.
Earlier, at least 14 people, including three students, were killed and 25 others injured in two separate incidents in Karnataka’s Karwar and Raichur districts on January 22.