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11 die as reckless lorry rams passenger vehicle in Koppal; killer driver flees

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April 26, 2016

Koppal, Apr 26: Eleven persons, including nine women, were killed and six injured when a lorry rammed a passenger vehicle on National Highway 63, near Halagari village in Koppal taluk, on Monday.

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According to the police, the occupants of the passenger vehicle, residents of Kukkanur village in Yelburga taluk and working for a catering agency, were returning from a marriage at Huchchereshwar camp in Koppal taluk when the multi-axle lorry, rammed it.

The police, led by Srikant Kattimani, Deputy Superintendent of Police, rushed to the spot and took up rescue operations.

The dead were identified as Kusuma (14), Veerappa (35), Niranjini (32), Asha (18), Bibijan (40), Saroja (45), Gangamma (50), Nagaveni (13), and Shivamurthy (23), the driver of the passenger vehicle.

Two more bodies are yet to be identified. The injured were shifted to the district hospital. Of them, the condition of two persons was said to be serious and they were taken to the Karnataka Institute of Medical Sciences, Hubballi.

The driver of the lorry fled from the spot after the accident. Superintendent of Police, Koppal, Thyagarajan, visited the spot. The Koppal (Rural) police have registered a case.

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Mohammed SS
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Tuesday, 26 Apr 2016

RIP may almighty bless the departed soul, we always wonder that soon after the incident drivers fled the spot how it is possible.....?, why the public not trying to catch the culprit..? how our Indian dirty system will improve..? how the careless people get driving license...? why not our Govt. at least learn lessen from Gulf countries...?

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