Four dead and three injured in road accident in Haveri

Four people were killed and three others injured when the car they were travelling in lost control and crashed into a roadside tree in Haveri district on Saturday.

The accident occurred at Hanumarahalli in Shiggaon taluk of Haveri district. The deceased were identified as Neelapppa Mulimani, 23, and Sudip Koti, 19, Shivanagouda Yallanagoudra, 20, and Kalmesh Manoji, 26, of Bevinahalli in Savanur taluk.

The four, along with three others, had left their village on Saturday morning and were on their way to Bailhongal taluk in Belagavi district. One was killed on the spot, another died in the Shiggaon taluk hospital. Two others, who were taken to KIMS Hospital in Hubballi for further treatment, succumbed to their injuries.

According to police, the residents allegedly lost control of their car, which hit a tree on the roadside and then fell into a ditch. The injured have been admitted to Shiggaon Government Hospital. Shiggaon police have registered a case.