<p>A software professional was killed and eight were injured when a temple chariot fell on them during the car festival held as part of ‘Vijaya Dashami’ at Lokapur in the taluk.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vitthal Babaladi, 36, who worked for a firm in Bangalore, was sitting atop the chariot during the procession and jumped off when it started shaking. <br /><br />Babaladi was caught between a compound wall and the chariot and had sustained severe injuries.<br /><br />Other devotees pulled him out and shifted him to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. <br /><br />Eight others injured in the accident are Nagaraj Somappanavar, Kalappa Kambar, Bheemacharya Joshi, Bheemsen Babaladi, Ravi Joshi, Anil Muddapur, Hanumath Hukumannavar, Puttu Deshpande. <br /><br />They have been admitted to hospitals in Bagalkot and <br />Mudhol.A case has been registered at the Lokapur police station. <br /></p>
<p>A software professional was killed and eight were injured when a temple chariot fell on them during the car festival held as part of ‘Vijaya Dashami’ at Lokapur in the taluk.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Vitthal Babaladi, 36, who worked for a firm in Bangalore, was sitting atop the chariot during the procession and jumped off when it started shaking. <br /><br />Babaladi was caught between a compound wall and the chariot and had sustained severe injuries.<br /><br />Other devotees pulled him out and shifted him to a nearby hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead. <br /><br />Eight others injured in the accident are Nagaraj Somappanavar, Kalappa Kambar, Bheemacharya Joshi, Bheemsen Babaladi, Ravi Joshi, Anil Muddapur, Hanumath Hukumannavar, Puttu Deshpande. <br /><br />They have been admitted to hospitals in Bagalkot and <br />Mudhol.A case has been registered at the Lokapur police station. <br /></p>