Six members of two families died in an accident involving a public transport bus and a multi-utility vehicle in Gadag district of Karnataka on October 16. Three children suffered grievous injuries. Five persons died on the spot while a grievously injured boy breathed his last in a hospital in Gadag district
The accident occurred at Gaddi Halla on the Gajendragad-Naregal road on the outskirts of Naregal. The two families from Kalaburagi district were travelling in the MUV to Fakkreshwar mutt at Shirahatti and Balehosur mutt in Laxmeshwar taluk.
The MUV hit an NWKRTC bus that was heading to Gajendragad from Naregal.
