About 23 passengers from Hulkunda wer🍰e travelling to visit the Yellam temple in Karnatanataka's Sadavatti town when their Mahindra pick-up van crashed into a tree, claiming six lives and injuring 16 others. While five people died on the spot, one more succumbed to their injuries while being rushed to the hospital. The injured vict🤡ims are undergoing treatment.
The incident took place in Hul𝓀kunda village of Belagavi district.
Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai extended his cond💧olences to the bereaved families and an🤡nounced compensation from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund of Rs 5 lakh each to the families of the deceased. He also directed the authorities to ensure appropriate measures and care for the injured.
Kumari Savitha, 11 was the 🥀youngest among the identified deceased Hanumappa (25), Deepa (31), Maruthi (42), and Indꦗra (24).
Speaking on the unfortunate incident, Bommai said, "Six people have died. I'm in touch with the officials regarding this. I spoke t🅺his morning as well. The go♍vernment will take care of the treatment. A probe has also been initiated to find out why this happened."
The Kadakol Police Station in Ramdhurga d☂istrict has registered a case with them.𝓡
As per Sanjeev Pati, Superintendent of Police, the devotees had left for Yellama temple in Savadatti from Hulkund Village in Ramdhurga district. "The Mahindra pick-up van they were travelling in hit a tree shortly after they began their journey. Five people died on the spot and one woman died while on the way to a hospital in Gokak. 16 injured persons are getting treatment in Gokak hospita🎉l. A case has been registered at the Kadakola police ✤station. 16 people are injured and are stable now," he said while talking to reporters.
