Bengaluru: As many as seven persons died on the spot after a passenger vehicle they were travelling hit a roadside tree in Bada village of Dharawad District in the early hours of Saturday May 21. Among the seven dead, there are children.
According to police, nine others suffered injuries in the incident, of which three are stated to be critical at the KIMS hospital of Hubballi.
The incident took place when several members of a family were returning to Benakanahalli village from Manasura village after attending a function.
Victims have been identified as Ananya (14), Harish (13), Maheshwara (11), Shilpa (34), Neelavva (60), Madhusri (20) and Shambhulingaiah (35).
Twenty-one passengers were travelling in the vehicle which hit the tree between 1.30 am and 2.30 am after the driver lost control of it near Bada village in Dharwad Rural Police Station limits.
Six persons sustained serious injuries and were rushed to local hospitals.
Following the incident, Dharawad SP Krishnakantha and others rushed to the spot.
Police will verify whether the condition of the vehicle was good and ascertain the exact cause of the accident, he said.
Further investigation is on.
Inputs from IANS
