Five persons were killed on the spot and eight others suffered serious injuries when a tractor trailer overturned near Handarki village in Sedam taluk on Sunday evening. The victims were returning to their village Goudanalli in Sedam taluk after attending a funeral at Nachawar village in the same taluk. The victims have been identified as Siddappa Hadapad (35), Shivaraya Kalal (59), Bhimayya Badiger (30), Devendrappa Belageri (58) and Devappa (35). The injured have been admitted to Government General Hospital and Basaveshwar Hospital in Kalaburagi.
Four in another accident
Bidar Special Correspondent reports: Four persons from Basavakalyan died in a road accident at Umerga in Maharashtra on Saturday night. Rupesh (29), his sister Anita (32), her son Aditya (2), and a family friend Sarfaraz (25), died on the spot when a lorry hit their car. They were returning to Pune after an engagement ceremony. Deepak Bulla, who was injured, has been admitted to a private hospital in Maharashtra.
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