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7 die as tree struck by lorry crashes on MUV

Last Updated 24 December 2015, 20:27 IST
Seven people, including four of a family, were killed and 12 others suffered injuries when a sand-laden lorry rammed a roadside tree which came crashing on a moving MUV at Boodagatti near Guttal in Haveri taluk on Thursday evening.

The victims were travelling by a Guttal-bound tempo. The deceased, identified as Adivekka Bharamappa Talawar (45), Nagappa Hanumanthappa Talawar (65), Ningappa Hanumanthappa Talawar (50), Basavanthappa Puttappa Bhajantri (45), all residents of Basapur in the taluk, died on the spot while Bharamavva Yellappa Udachammanavar (35), a resident of Yelagach, Gowramma Undyappa Bannimatti (50) of Guttal and an unidentified woman, aged about 60, died in Haveri district hospital.

Guddappa Phakirappa Hullur of Basapur and Imam Sab Hiremugaduru of Haveri, who have sustained serious injuries in the accident, have been shifted to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Science, Hubballi for further treatment. Ten others, including three children, are undergoing treatment at the district hospital. According to an eyewitness account, the sand-laden lorry going from Guttal to Haveri crashed into a roadside neem tree near Boodagatti.

The tree came crashing down on the Guttal-bound tempo, killing four passengers on the spot. Three others succumbed to injuries in the hospital after a while.
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(Published 24 December 2015, 20:27 IST)

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