Five persons died and several others suffered injuries when a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus hit a truck near Gollahalli Gate on NH 150A (Hiriyur-Ballari Road) in Hiriyur taluk of Chitradurga district on September 11. The bus was on the way to Raichur when it hit the truck around 3.30 a.m.
Chitradurga Superintendent of Police Dharmendra Kumar Meena informed mediapersons that two persons died on the spot and the other three died in hospitals. The deceased are Ravi, 23, of Maski, Narasanna, 5, of Manvi, Parvathamma, 53, of Bengaluru, Mabamma, 35, of Raichur. The identity of the fifth victim is yet to be ascertained.
Eight injured persons have been admitted to hospitals in Chitradurga and Challakere.
