Raichur: Three men were killed on Tuesday after a pickup vehicle allegedly rammed into them while they were on their way to fetch water from River Krishna to perform religious rituals on the occasion of Hanuman Jayanthi, police said.
Udayakumar (30), Ayyangowda (28) and Mahesh (24) were walking along with a group of 'Hanuman Maladaris' when the accident took place at Shaktinagar in Raichur taluk, they said.
According to the police, the three persons were a part of a group of people from Hegasanahalli village who had set out to perform the puja. (PTI)