As many as three persons, including a couple, were killed in a road mishap near Javanagondanahalli in Hiriyur taluk on Pune-Bengaluru stretch of national highway on Monday.
According to police, the deceased have been identified as Nemiraj (58), native of Hosadurga, Chitradurga district and his wise Sunanda (53), who were travelling in an SUV, and Ranga (35), the driver of a lorry.
Two others sustained severe injuries and are undergoing treatment in Hiriyur taluk general hospital. The incident took place when the SUV driver lost the balance and hit a car from behind, and then rammed into the lorry coming from opposite direction after jumping the divider.
The couple was heading towards Hosadurga from Bengaluru in the SUV. Hiriyur rural police registered a case and an investigation is on.
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