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Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
6 killed, 2 injured in road accident
Vijayapura: Six people, including two children, were killed on the spot, and two others were injured when an XUV collided with a private bus and a container on National Highway-50 at Managuli on Wednesday. The accident occurred when a Vijayapura-bound Mahindra XUV 300 jumped the median and collided with a Mumbai-Ballari private bus. Vijayapura SP Laxman Nimbargi, who rushed to the spot, said that the XUV driver along with the four passengers, and the bus driver were killed on the spot. The deceased were identified as T Bhaskaran Malakanthan, his wife Pavitra, their son Abhiram, and daughter Josna, all from Gadwal in Telangana; XUV driver Vikas Shivappa Makani, a resident of Horthi village; and bus driver Basavaraj Rathod, a resident of Kalgutagi Tanda. Bhaskaran's other son, Praveen Tej, is admitted to the district hospital in Vijayapura, and the container driver Channabasu Siddappa Mali, a resident of Hulajanti, sustained minor injuries. Eyewitnesses said that the XUV jumped the median and rammed into the private bus which in turn rammed into the container parked at the side. Along with the SP, ASP Shankar Marihal and Managuli police sent the bodies for post-mortem and cleared the traffic amidst incessant rains. Bhaskaran was working as a manager at Canara Bank, Horthi branch near Indi. He was returning from a family trip to South Karnataka when the accident took place.
Time of India
21-05-2025
- Time of India
6 dead, 2 injured in multi-vehicle crash on NH-50 in Karnataka's Vijayapura
Image used for representative purpose only VIJAYAPURA: At least six people, including two children, were killed on the spot and two others injured when an SUV collided with a private bus and a container on National Highway 50 at Managuli on Wednesday. The accident occurred when a Vijayapura-bound Mahindra SUV 300 jumped the median and crashed into a Mumbai-Ballari private bus. Vijayapura SP Laxman Nimbargi, who rushed to the spot, said that four passengers from the XUV and the drivers of both the bus and the container died on the spot. The deceased were identified as T Bhaskaran Malakanthan, his wife Pavitra, their son Abhiram, and daughter Josna, all from Gadwal in Telangana; SUV driver Vikas Shivappa Makani, a resident of Horthi village; and bus driver Basavaraj Rathod, a resident of Kalgutagi Tanda. Bhaskaran's other son, Praveen Tej, has been admitted to the district hospital in Vijayapura. The container driver, Channabasu Siddappa Mali, a resident of Hulajanti, sustained minor injuries. Eyewitnesses said the SUV jumped the median and rammed into the private bus, which then crashed into a container parked on the roadside. SP Nimbargi, along with ASP Shankar Marihal and Managuli police, sent the bodies for post-mortem and cleared the traffic amidst continuous rain. It is reported that Bhaskaran was working as a manager at Canara Bank, Horthi branch, and had taken his family on a tour of South Karnataka.
