Karnataka Tragedy: 5 Killed In Head-On Collision Between Car And Truck Near Chitradurga

Bengaluru: In a tragic incident, five people were killed after  a car collided with a truck in Karnataka's Chitradurga, an official statement said on Sunday.

Police said that all five people in the car were killed.

The incident occurred at Sibar village in Chitradurga Taluk and the occupants of the vehicle were from Bengaluru, police said. 

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Meanwhile, two unidentified men were killed on Tuesday after their motorcycle got crushed between two trucks on the Delhi-Lucknow National Highway here, police said.

Superintendent of Police Rajesh S said the accident took place near the Bareilly turn and the duo died on the spot.

The bodies have been sent for a post-mortem examination and efforts are underway to ascertain their identity.

The trucks involved in the accident have been seized, the officer said. 

Also, a 27-year-old event management professional, identified as Suchandra Chattopadhyay, lost her life in a tragic road accident in West Bengal's Paschim Bardhaman district on Monday. The incident occurred when her car overturned while racing with another vehicle near Panagarh. Initially, claims surfaced that harassment by eve-teasers in the other vehicle led to the accident, but a senior police officer later dismissed these allegations, stating that Chattopadhyay's car was actually following the other vehicle.