Five workers died in a road accident in Honyal village near Bilagi in Bagalkot district on Sunday evening. They were crushed under a stone-laden lorry that overturned when they were walking home after work. They were all members of a family.
The names of the deceased were given as Yankappa Tomatti, 70, his wife, Yallavva Tolmatti, 60, son, Pundalik Yankappa, 35, daughter, Nagavva Ashok, 45, and son-in-law Ashok Ningappa Bammannanavar, 50.
A case has been registered in the Bilagi Police Station.