13 killed after vehicle rams into stationary truck in Pune-Bengaluru highway

Haveri superintendent of police (SP), Anshukumar said that all the deceased and injured were residents of Badravati taluk in Shivamogga district.

They were returning home after visiting several pilgrimage sites in Maharashtra and Karnataka.

“The mishap occurred near Gundenahalli cross in Byadagi taluk at around 3:30am. The vehicle rammed into a parked truck at high speed, completely smashing it,” the officer said.

The police have identified the deceased as Parushram, 45; Bhagya, 40; Nagesh, 50; Vishalaakshi, 50; Subhadrabayi, 65; Punya, 50; Manjulabayi, 57; Aadarsh, 23 (the driver); Manasa, 24; Roopa, 49; Manjula, 50; and two children aged 4 and 6. The injured have been admitted to the government hospital in Haveri.