Three dead in car-truck collision in Karnataka's Dharwad

Police said that rash and negligent driving by truck driver led to the accident.

Three people were killed in a car and truck head-on collision on the NH 4 bypass in Dharwad during the early hours of Sunday.

Police said that rash and negligent driving by the truck driver led to the accident. The identity of the deceased is yet to be known. But, it is said that all three were natives of Hassan.

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While two people were killed on the spot, another died on the way to hospital. The truck was heading towards Belagavi, and the car was returning from Mumbai and going towards Hassan.

Soon after the accident, the truck driver fled the scene.

A hunt has been launched to nab them.

A case is registered at Dharwad rural police station.