Vijayapura: Five killed in road accident

Vijayapura: Five people, including two women, were killed in a road accident on Friday, following a collision between a car and a pulse-sowing vehicle, police said.

The accident occurred around 4 pm in the Talikote police station limits. According to officials, the driver of the pulse-sowing vehicle fled the scene after the crash, abandoning the vehicle at the site. Efforts are underway to trace the accused driver.

All five victims, residents of Aliabad village in Vijayapura, were travelling in the car and died on the spot.

The bodies have been shifted to Bagewadi Government Hospital for post-mortem. “We have registered a case and are actively working to apprehend the absconding driver,” a senior police officer stated.