Hassan: Eight folks have been killed, and over 20 others have been injured when a truck ploughed right into a Ganesha immersion procession in a village within the Hassan district on Friday night time, police sources stated.
Among the many injured, a minimum of eight people are at the moment in vital situation.
Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has introduced a compensation of Rs 5 lakh to the households of those that misplaced their lives on this tragedy.
The incident occurred at Mosale Hosahalli village round 8.45 pm in the course of the closing day of the Ganesha Chaturthi celebrations. A lot of the deceased are younger boys, sources stated, including that over 20 folks sustained severe accidents and have been rushed to a non-public hospital in Hassan for remedy.
Eyewitnesses stated the driving force of the truck, stated to be coming from Arakalagudu, misplaced management and crashed the automobile into the devotees, the vast majority of whom have been college students.
Following the accident, the truck driver, Bhuvsnesh, allegedly tried to flee, however the crowd apprehended him, roughed him up and subsequently handed him over to the police. Sources stated the truck belongs to a logistics firm.
4 people died on the scene, having been trapped beneath the truck’s wheels, whereas 4 others succumbed to their accidents in numerous hospitals in Hassan, sources added.
In a publish on X, Siddaramaiah expressed his condolences, stating that he was saddened by the lack of a number of lives and the intense accidents sustained by folks. He prayed for peace for the departed souls and wished for a speedy restoration for the injured.
“The federal government will present Rs 5 lakh compensation to the households of the deceased. The price of remedy for these injured within the incident can be borne by the federal government. It is a very painful second. Allow us to all stand with the households affected by this tragedy,” Siddaramaiah stated.
Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Metal H D Kumaraswamy additionally expressed his sorrow over the incident, stating, “I used to be deeply shocked to listen to the information of a horrific accident in the course of the Ganapati immersion procession in Mosale Hosahalli of Hassan taluk, through which a number of folks misplaced their lives and greater than 20 have been critically injured.”
The JDS chief appealed to the state authorities to take steps to supply free remedy to these injured within the accident.
