The vegetable truck in which they were travelling fell into a 50-metre-deep Valley in the wee hours of Wednesday, a police officer said. The victims, all fruit vendors, started from Savanur and were heading towards the Yellapura fair to sell fruits. They were travelling on the Savanur-Hubballi road when the accident occurred in a forested section, the Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police M Narayana said.
Karnataka | 10 died and 15 injured after a truck carrying them met with an accident early morning today. All of them were travelling to Kumta market from Savanur to sell vegetables: SP Narayana M, Karwar, Uttara Kannada
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"Around 4:00 am, the truck driver in a bid to give side to another vehicle went to the extreme left and fell into an about 50 metre deep Valley," Narayana told media. He added that there was no protection wall in the road in the valley.
"11 persons were killed on the spot and 20 got critical injuries. The injured have been shifted to the KIMS Hospital in Hubballi," the officer said.
Another road accident kills 4 people in Sindhanur
Meanwhile, four people died and 10 got injured after a vehicle overturned in Karnataka's Raichur. The incident took place at Sindhanur. After the postmortem, the bodies were handed over to the parents. The case has been filed at Sindhanur Traffic Police Station.
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