Daijiworld Media Network-Gadag (RJP)
Gadag, Aug 17: In one of the worst accidents in the recent past, 10 persons lost lives in a goods vehicle and KSRTC bus collision near Gojanur village in Shirahatti taluk of Gadag district on Sunday, August 16.
15 persons sustained injuries in the accident. Out of the 10 died, 9 died on the spot. All the persons who died were the passengers of the good vehicle.The goods vehicle was crushed beneath the bus.
As per witnesses, 13 persons, all men, were travelling in the goods vehicle. They all worked for an electrical contractor. The driver of the goods vehicle, rammed the KSRTC bus which was plying towards Bengaluru while he attempted to avoid hitting a pedestrian. The driver of the goods vehicle and eight others breathed their last on the spot itself while one person succumbed to injuries at the hospital. Fifteen passengers in the bus were injured in the accident.They have been admitted to hospitals.
Minister H K Patil visited the families of the victims and said that the government will pay a compensation of Rs 1 lac to the families of the deceased and also will bear the medical expenses of the injured.