13 persons killed in two separate road accidents in Karnataka
By : PTI
Update: 2025-01-22 05:20 GMT
Bengaluru: At least 13 persons were killed and about 19 others sustained injuries in two early morning road accidents occurred in separate parts of Karnataka on Wednesday, police sources said.
A truck carrying fruit vendors, fell in a 50-metre-deep valley in a forested section of Savanur - Hubballi Road killing at least 9 persons and injuring nine others, police said.
The victims were transporting fruits to a local fair being organised in a place called Yellapura. The driver of the truck swerved to the extreme left in a bid to allow a vehicle that was trying to overtake from behind around 5:30 a.m., the Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police M Narayana told PTI.