Three killed in car crash, one child hurt

Three people were killed in a head-on collision between a car and a truck in Chikkamavanahalli village, Yellapur taluk on Tuesday morning.

The deceased have been identified as Vinayaka Hegde (40), Archana (35) and three-year old Shravani. They were in the car. Another child, also in the car, was injured and is admitted to hospital.

Vinayaka Hegde was an industrialist in Bengaluru. He recently relocated to Belagavi with family.

There originally hail from Araginamane in Sirsi taluk where they had come on a visit recently. They were returning home to Belagavi on Tuesday morning when the mishap occurred. The car was on the Hubballi route when an approaching lorry crashed into it.

Yellapur police have registered a case.