Belagavi: Three members of a single family died on the spot, and three others sustained serious injuries in a horrific head-on collision between a car and a lorry near Maladinni Cross in Gokak taluk in Karnataka on Sunday.
According to police, the tragic accident occurred when a car travelling from Pune, Maharashtra, en route to the revered Savadatti Yellamma temple collided violently with an oncoming lorry travelling from Yaragatti toward Gokak.
The impact of the crash was so severe that the car was reduced to a mangled heap of metal.
The deceased have been identified as Omkar Chandrashekhar Mandre (26), Reshma Mandre (32), and four-year-old Devansh Mandre.
Three other occupants of the car, Shrikant Mandre, Vandana Mandre, and Harshada Mandre, sustained severe injuries.
They were rushed to a nearby hospital, where they are currently receiving treatment.Officers from the Gokak Rural Police Station visited the crash site to conduct an inspection and manage traffic.
A case has been registered, and an investigation into the cause of the accident is underway.
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