6 dead in truck, car accident: 51 road accidents across state in last 24 hours

It has been reported that 6 people died in a terrible accident between a truck and a car near Echanahalli in the outskirts of Hassan. It is said that the accident did not occur as a result of the driver driving the car while asleep in the early hours of Sunday.

As a result of the collision with the truck, six people in the car died on the spot and the car was completely crushed. Three women, one child and two men were in the car.

It is said that the police found it difficult to extract the bodies from the crushed car. The incident took place in the jurisdiction of Hassan Sanchari Police Station.

51 lives were lost in road accidents in the last 24 hours, one of the highest numbers in the recent past. Most of these are caused by speeding and careless driving. Road safety requires responsible behavior by all," said Alok Kumar, ADGP Traffic and Road Safety.