Five from Challakere die as car rear-ends stationary lorry in Karnataka's Chitradurga district

Chitradurga: Five people from Challakere, aged between 32 and 46, died on the spot after a car rammed they were travelling in rammed into a stationary lorry near Tumkurlahalli Gate in Molakalmuru taluk of Chitradurga district late Thursday night.

The deceased have been identified as: M Thipperudrappa (40), a meat stall owner, Raghavendra Kumar (40), a photo studio owner, V Y Pramod (32), former CMC member, Somashekar (40), a member of Veeradimmanahalli GP and Mallikarjun (46), a resident of Kubernagar.

According to police, the accident occurred after the car's tyre burst, causing the driver to lose control before it rear-ended the parked lorry.

They were travelling from Ballari to Challakere when the accident took place.

Police inspected the accident site and shifted the bodies to the hospital for post-mortem examination. A case has been registered at the Molakalmuru station and investigation is underway.