Four persons were killed in a ghastly accident between LPG tanker and an SUV Tavera, at Brahmarakootlu on NH 75 on Friday.

Car was bound to Mangaluru from Dharmasthala and Tanker was travelling from Mangaluru. The names of the deceased are Govinda, Padmavathi, Nagaraj and Ganesh.

There were 11 persons hailing from the same family in Bhatkal were travelling in the vehicle. The injured have been shifted to various hospitals in Mangaluru.

Traffic on the highway was affected following the accident