Chikkaballapur, Aug 21 (DHNS) : Four people of a single family, including three women, were killed and six injured when the car by which they were travelling rear-ended a stationary KSRTC bus on National Highway-7 at Doddapylagurki in the taluk on Tuesday afternoon.
The accident occurred when the victims were on their way from Thimmasandra to a dargah at Penukonda in Andhra Pradesh.
Zakir, 38, the driver of the car, Salma, 35, Sabrina, 27, and Fathima, 48, are the dead. Two of the six injured are in a critical condition.
All the injured have been admitted to a hospital in Bangalore, police said. They were given first aid at the district hospital.
The driver was driving the car at break-neck speed. He lost control over the vehicle which hit the bus from behind. The car was damaged beyond recognition. Three of them died on the spot.
Police had a tough time extricating the car from under the bus. It became difficult to pull it out even with the help of a crane. Finally, the vehicle was pulled out with the help of the public.