A trip to a pilgrimage site turned into a tragedy after four persons –including a couple from Rangareddy district in Telangana, were killed on spot in an accident near Marguti cross in Kamalapur taluk of Kalaburagi district on Saturday morning.
As per police sources, the deceased have been identified as Srinivasa Bhargava Krishna Raghavacharya, 58, chief mechanic at a private company and resident of Hayat Nagar in Rangareddy district of Telangana, his wife Sangeeta Lakshmi, 51, Bhanuprasad Balraj Pujari, 24, of Meerajapet, and Raghavendra Venkatagowda 48, resident of Wanaparthy district, who was a driver in the Telangana Transport Department. All four travelling in the car died on spot, while the driver of the goods vehicle sustained minor injuries.
The incident occurred when the car collided with the goods vehicle near Margutti cross. The victims were traveling to Dattatreya temple in Devala Ganagapur village in Afzalpur taluk of Kalaburagi district.
Superintendent of Police Adduru Srinivasalu visited the spot. The bodies were shifted to the primary health centre and later handed over to the family members.
Published – November 09, 2024 08:09 pm IST