Father, son killed; daughter injured after car overturns on Bengaluru-Mysuru highway in Mandya

MANDYA: A man and his son were killed, while a teenage girl sustained serious injuries, after their car overturned on the Bengaluru-Mysuru National Highway on Friday night. The accident occurred on a bridge near Konanahalli in Mandya district after the driver lost control of the vehicle, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Kiran (40) and his son Kishore (15). Kiran’s daughter Keerthana (14) sustained serious injuries in the crash. According to police, the family was returning to their village after attending a wedding in Mysuru when the driver lost control, leading to the vehicle overturning.

ಈ ದಿನ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು-ಮೈಸೂರು ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಹೆದ್ದಾರಿಯ ಕೋಣನಹಳ್ಳಿ ಗ್ರಾಮದ ಬಳಿ ಮಾರುತಿ 800 ಕಾರು ಸ್ವಯಂ ಅಪಘಾತಕ್ಕೀಡಾಗಿ ಇಬ್ಬರು ಮೃತಪಟ್ಟು, ಒಬ್ಬರು ಗಾಯಗೊಂಡ ಘಟನೆ ಸಂಭವಿಸಿದ್ದು, ಸದರಿ ಸ್ಥಳಕ್ಕೆ ಮಾನ್ಯ ಪೊಲೀಸ್ ವರಿಷ್ಠಾಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಾದ ಡಾ. ಶೋಭಾರಾಣಿ ವಿ.ಜೆ., ಐಪಿಎಸ್ ರವರು ಭೇಟಿ ನೀಡಿ ಘಟನೆ ಸಂಬಂಧ ಮಾಹಿತಿ ಪಡೆದು, ಕೈಗೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕಾದ ಅಗತ್ಯ pic.twitter.com/zMNGGZ858j

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The victims were residents of Kachigere village in Mandya taluk. The injured girl and the bodies of the deceased have been shifted to Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) Hospital.

Due to the impact of the overturning car, it jumped the divider and hit a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus coming from the opposite direction. Officials from the Mandya Central police station visited the spot and conducted an inspection. (ANI)