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Nelamangala: In a fatal road accident that took place yesterday i.e on Monday, March 4 midnight four of the same family (father mother and two children) died on the spot. The dead have been identified as Yelumalai (43), Kamala (35), Kiran (14) and Geetha (10). They were the residents of Nayandahalli’s Pantarapalya area.
They were returning in a Mahindra Scorpio from the Lord Shiva temple, on the outskirts of the city, they had visited on the occasion of Maha Shivaratri. Their vehicle was near Yantaganahalli road when the accident occurred.
Neighbours and friends indicate that this visit was part of their annual routine during the festival. Preliminary enquiries with eye witnesses indicate that the driver may have been drowsy and came directly in the path of a KSRTC bus on the way from the Bengaluru to Hassan.
As the SUV rammed into the oncoming bus, the front portion was smashed in such a way leaving no scope for survival. The intensity of the accident was such that even the people travelling in the bus suffered minor injuries.
Nelamangala Traffic Police rushed to the spot and assessed the situation.
Later the bodies were taken to Nelamangala Government Hospital mortuary.
