An ambulance carrying the mortal remains of a man from Gujarat to Tamil Nadu met with an accident near Chitradurga on Thursday killing three persons on the spot and injuring two.
According to the police, the driver of the ambulance reportedly lost control and hit a truck parked by the roadside near Mallapur village on National Highway No 48 in Chitradurga Rural Police limits.
The deceased have been identified as 72-year-old Kanakamani, 17-year-old Akash and the ambulance driver from Ahmedabad. The injured, 51-year-old Jnanashekhara and 40-year-old Mauli Rajan, have been admitted to Chitradurga District Hospital.
