Daijiworld Media Network - Davanagere (SP)

Davanagere, May 25: After a car rammed into a lorry that had been parked by the side of the road on Thursday May 24 morning, a programme host of a private television channel and a singer died on the spot. Two others suffered serious injuries.

The accident happened near Hanagawadi vilage in Harihar taluk near the bridge on national highway 4.

Small screen programme presenter, Chandan alias Chandrashekhar (34), and singer, Santoshi (24), lost their lives on the spot of the accident. Two others in the car, identified as Ramu and Sunitha, sustained grievous injuries. Both stand admitted into a private hospital here.

Chandan and four others had travelled in a car from Bengaluru late night on Wednesday to cover a programme at Bailahongala. The car hit a lorry that had been parked near a Daba at Hanagawadi village. The car got thrust under the lorry. Chandan and Santoshi seated on the back died after suffering severe injuries to head, face, and chest. Driver of the car, Ramu, and Sunitha seated by his side, survived on account of airbags which got inflated when the accident happened. But the nature of their injuries are critical.

As soon as the accident happened, locals and lorry drivers in the area contacted the police and arranged to send the injured to hospital. Harihar police circle inspector, Laxman Naik, visited the spot. Police sub-inspector of rural police station, Gururaj Mailar, registered a case and began a probe.