13 killed as van collides with lorry in Karnataka
Haveri, India: Thirteen people died and four were injured as the van they were travelling in collided with a lorry at Gundenahalli cross in Byadgi taluk on Friday.
According to police, the accident occurred when the van collided with a lorry which was parked on the roadside on highway in Byadgi in Haveri district.
Seventeen people were travelling in the van. Of them, 11 died on the spot while two others were declared dead in hospital, a senior police official said. Among the four injured, two were admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital, he said.
“The victims were coming from Chincholi Mayamma Devasthana and heading to their native Yemehatti village in Shivamogga district. The lorry was parked on the roadside of the highway. The tempo traveller hit the lorry from behind,” Anshu Kumar Srivastava, Superintendent of Police (Haveri) told the media.
The bodies have been shifted to the mortuary and the injured have been admitted to Haveri government hospital, he said.
In another incident a dairy owner was shot dead on Kundli-Manesar-Palwal (KMP) Expressway.
His body was found in his car near Jatheri village in Sonepat district. The deceased has been identified as Suresh of Swaroop Nagar, Delhi. Passersby informed the police of the incident.
