Daijiworld Media Network - Dharwad
Dharwad, Aug 29: In a tragic road accident near Narendra Cross, here, an Indica car rammed into a goods tempo killing two on the spot while the others were taken to the hospital.
The deceased have been identified as Santosh Shetty (38), Rathi Shetty (60) and Nandu Shetty (45). Sources said that Nasik based car driver Kishor suffered major injuries and is battling for life at Inthe hospital.
The car (MH 15/DC/7466) was plying from Mangalore to Pune. Eyewitnesses say that it was the drivers fault as he was driving in the wrong direction.
Another eyewitness said that the impact of accident was so severe that the people had to use tools to cut open and remove the bodies from the car.
Dharwad SP Dr Y S Ravi Kumar, DSP Raju Banahatti, CPI Mahantesh immediately arrived at the spot.
A case has been registered at the nearest police station.