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Thirthahalli: Four people died in a head-on collision between a KSRTC bus and a car on Tuesday night near Bharathipura Lake on the outskirts of the town.
The deceased have been identified as Fatimabee (70), Rihan (14), Jayan (12), and Rahil (9) of Menase village in Sringeri taluk of Chikkamagaluru district.
A total of seven passengers were returning to Sringeri after attending a wedding ceremony in Channagiri when the incident occurred at Bharathipura on National Highway 169 at around 10 pm.
A case has been registered at the Thirthahalli police station against the car driver Riyaz Ahmed and the KSRTC bus driver.