Karwar: A pilgrimage journey changed into a tragedy after six younger males, all working as part-time supply companions for Swiggy, have been killed and 4 others sustained severe accidents in a devastating head-on collision between a Tempo Cruiser and a lorry close to Balagar within the Arabail Ghat part of Yellapur taluk in Uttara Kannada district early on Thursday. Police have registered a case and launched an investigation into the reason for the accident.
In line with police, all of the occupants of the Tempo Cruiser (KA-19 AA-5920) have been residents of Dharwad. The group had left on Wednesday evening for a pilgrimage and leisure journey to Dharmasthala and Chikkamagaluru. Nevertheless, whereas negotiating the winding Arabail Ghat stretch close to Balagar, their car collided head-on with an oncoming lorry (KA-22 AA-1008). The impression was so extreme that the Cruiser was utterly mangled, leaving a number of occupants trapped contained in the wreckage.
5 passengers died on the spot, whereas one other succumbed to accidents whereas being shifted to hospital. The deceased have been recognized as Basavaraj (48), Abhishek Eshwar (28), Akshay (26), Abhishek (26), Sanjeev alias Sanjay Angadi, and one other sufferer who died throughout therapy.
4 others suffered grievous accidents and have been rushed to a close-by hospital with the assistance of native residents and emergency responders. They’ve been recognized as Shivaraj Durgappa Madival (22), Manjunath Ashok Chulaki (32), Sachin, and Chennabasayya Basalingayya Sampagav (28). Hospital sources mentioned all 4 are present process therapy within the intensive care unit.
Preliminary data signifies that the victims have been employed as part-time supply executives with Swiggy and had deliberate the journey collectively after work. The accident has left their households and pals in deep shock.
Yellapur police, together with rescue personnel, rushed to the accident website instantly after receiving data. Rescue operations continued for a number of hours because the severely broken car needed to be minimize open to retrieve the victims. The our bodies have been shifted for autopsy examination earlier than being handed over to their households.
A case has been registered on the Yellapur Police Station, and investigators are analyzing whether or not overspeeding, poor visibility, highway situations or driver negligence led to the deadly collision. The accident as soon as once more highlights the hazards of travelling via the accident-prone Arabail Ghat, particularly throughout the monsoon season when roads change into slippery and visibility is lowered.
The tragedy has forged a pall of gloom over Dharwad, the place family members gathered in grief after being knowledgeable of the deaths. Associates and colleagues described the victims as hardworking kids who had set out on a brief pilgrimage, just for the journey to finish in an unimaginable tragedy.
