Daijiworld Media Network - Ballari (SP)
Ballari, Jun 16: Five persons including a five-year-old died on the spot after a transport bus and car collided with each other head on near Kolur cross near the city on Friday June 15.
All the deceased were occupants of the car. They have been identified as Santosh, Preetham Vinay, Krishna, and Dada Khalandar, all from Kurugodu and surroundings.
The accident happened between a car that was moving towards the city and the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation bus that was bound for Siruguppa.
The police and locals alike had a hard time extricating bodies which were stuck under the mangled car. As all the occupants of the car had died, full details of the passengers, purpose of their travel etc and addresses could not be immediately ascertained.
District superintendent of police, Arun Rangarajan, Kurugodu police station personnel etc visited the spot and undertook measures to meet legal formalities.
A case was registered in Kurugodu police station and investigation was launched.