Three dead as passenger vehicle crashes into electricity pole

BIDAR: Three people died after the passenger vehicle in which they were travelling crashed into an electricity police after the driver lost control near Chatnahalli village in the taluk on Thursday morning.

The deceased were identified as Pradeep Shankar Koli (25), Vinod Kumar Prabhu (26) and Vardeesh Sharanappa Bedar (26). All hailed from Yedlapur village. Two others in the Force Cruiser vehicle, who sustained injuries, were shifted to a hospital.

The Mannalli police visited the spot and registered a case.