Three killed in serial collision on Kalaburagi-Afzalpur highway

Three persons were killed, and 3 others sustained superior injuries successful a serial mishap involving 2 buses and a jeep adjacent Hadagil Haruti Cross connected the Kalaburagi-Afzalpur National Highway connected Thursday evening.

The deceased person been identified arsenic Sulochana, 70, Chandrakant, 82, and the jeep operator Mittesab, 35. The injured were shifted to a adjacent hospital.

According to constabulary sources, the mates from Telloni colony successful Afzalpur taluk was travelling to Kalaburagi metropolis successful a jeep erstwhile the vehicle, reportedly moving astatine precocious speed, archetypal collided with an oncoming bus. Immediately aft the archetypal impact, different autobus coming from down rammed the bus, resulting successful a concatenation collision.

The operator of the jeep died connected the spot, portion the aged mates succumbed to injuries connected the mode to the hospital. Three others travelling successful the jeep suffered superior injuries and are being treated.

City Police Commissioner Sharanappa S. Dhage inspected the mishap site.