DAVANAGERE: Three people died and two others were injured after a mini van collided with a private bus on National Highway-76 near Attigere village in Mayakonda taluk on Saturday.
The deceased are Basavarajappa (38), Vijay Kumar (35), and Sridhar (32) of Shiraguppa village in Kagwad taluk of Belagavi district. The car was headed towards Santhebennur from Davanagere while the bus was coming from the opposite direction when the accident occurred.
The bodies of the dead were shifted to the government hospital at Chitageri in Davanagere for autopsy. The injured was also taken to a hospital. The Mayakonda police have registered a case.
