Early Friday, a tragic accident occurred in Byadagi Taluk of Karnataka's Haveri district when a mini-bus carrying passengers from Shivamogga crashed into a stationary truck, resulting in the loss of at least 13 lives and leaving four others critically injured.
According to a PTI report, the passengers were returning from a pilgrimage to Savadatti in Belagavi district after paying homage to Goddess Yallamma.
The injured individuals are currently receiving medical attention in a hospital, and their condition is reported as serious.
Authorities suspect the accident occurred because the bus driver fell asleep at the wheel.
A total of 17 people were travelling in the minibus. Of them, eleven people died on the spot, while two others were declared dead at a hospital, a senior police official said.
Among the four injured, two are admitted to the ICU of the hospital, he said.
"The victims were coming from Chincholi Mayamma Devasthana and heading to their native Yemehatti village in Shivamogga district. The lorry was standing on the side of the highway. The tempo traveller hit the lorry from behind," Anshu Kumar Srivastava, Superintendent of Police (Haveri) told PTI.
He said the bodies had been shifted to the mortuary, and the injured had been admitted to Haveri Government Hospital.
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