Five dead, ten injured after vehicle topples

Vijayapuru: Five people died and ten others sustained injuries after the goods vehicle that they were travelling in toppled on the outskirts of Kandaganur village, Vijayapura district, on Saturday, May 18.

The deceased are Aminsaab S (55), Bandgisaab Makashi (55), Bharatava Rakasagi (50), Hussanabi Makashi (45) and Khajabi Sadani (48) who hailed from surrounding villages of Guledgudda, Bagalkot district. Those injured critically were rushed to Bagalkot Government Hospital, meanwhile, others were taken to Muddebihal taluk government hospital for treatment.

It is gathered that the accident took place when 15 members from villages around Guledaguda were returning home from Kandaganur after attending the funeral of a relative. The driver of the vehicle in which they were travelling applied brakes suddenly to avoid colliding with a tipper coming from the opposite direction, but unfortunately, the vehicle toppled.