Representative image of a car accident
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Hosadurga (Chitradurga district): A collision between an SUV and a car left three dead in an accident at Honnenahalli in Hosadurga taluk on Monday.
Manjunath, who was at the wheel of the car, died on the spot, while 13-year-old Bhavya and Manvith Gowda (8) succumbed to the injuries at the Chitradurga District Hospital some time later.
Eeramma, another passenger in the car who sustained severe injuries, is currently undergoing treatment at the hospital.
They were the residents of Puttanayakanahalli in Sira taluk in Tumakuru district and had gone to Hosadurga to offer prayers at the Haalurameshwara shrine.
The accident occurred when they were returning to their village from Hosadurga.
The Hosadurga police have registered a case in this connection.