Couple die, two children sustain injuries as car collides with truck

GADAG: A couple died while their two children sustained injuries after the car in which they were travelling collided with a truck near Bhyranahatti village in Nargund taluk on Wednesday morning. The accident occurred on the Hubballi-Vijayapura National Highway-218.

The deceased were identified as Siddaramu and Hema of Bagalkot. The injured children Mallikarjun and Sahana were shifted to the Nargund taluk hospital for treatment. The family was on the way back home after offering puja at Kukke Subrahmanya temple in Dakshina Kannada district.

The truck was on its way to Hubballi while the car was on its way to Bagalkot. The front portion of the car was completely crushed due to the impact while the truck had overturned on its side. The Nargund police visited the spot and shifted the bodies for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered in this regard.