Four persons died and three children suffered injuries when the car in which they were travelling hit a truck parked on the roadside, near Mallapura Gollarahatti in Chitradurga district of Karnataka, on September 4.
The occupants of the car were travelling towards Bengaluru from Hospet.
Superintendent of Police of Chitradurga district Dharmendra Kumar Meena told The Hindu that the accident occurred around 7.30 a.m. The car, travelling towards Bengaluru, hit a truck that was parked outside the carriageway.
“Four persons died. Three children, who suffered injuries, have been hospitalised. They are all in trauma. We are ascertaining details of their residence and relatives,” he said.