SUV topples seven times, kills 5 of 8 friends visiting temple in Bengaluru
Eight friends were heading to a temple in Gauribidanur taluk, Chikkaballapura district, in a rented Toyota Innova. Police said the accident happened around 10.45am between Nayakarandanahalli and Makali village of Doddaballapur on the state highway connecting to Gauribidanur.
The victims are Eshwarappa, 75; DN Kalappa, 69; Purushottam, 62; Gopinath, 52; Narasmiha Murthy, 50, driver of the Innova (registration number KA-04-AA-7425).
The injured are Kumara, 50; Srinivas, 55; Narayanappa, 60. Police said the friends were weavers, farmers and small-time businessmen. They would regularly go for morning and evening walks together.
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They decided to visit Shri Bheemeshwara Temple near Manchenahalli, Gauribidanur taluk, and hired the MUV.
Murthy, who was driving the vehicle, overtook a truck on the curve of a narrow road and found a bus coming from the opposite direction. He tried to avoid the bus and pulled the steering to the left side, losing balance. As a result, the Innova rolled upside down at least seven times, according to police. The passengers were tossed in the air and fell on the road in different directions. The two-lane road has no divider.
Four persons died on the spot, while Gopinath succumbed within a few minutes after he was rushed to a nearby hospital.
A senior police officer said the stretch is accident-prone and advised people to drive slowly there.
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