4 out of 5 women in family killed in accident in Karnataka: Police

The bodies were sent to the morgue, while the injured were admitted to the hospital.

Koppal (Karnataka):

Five members of a family, including four women, were killed and four others were injured when a car collided with a truck in Kukanur, Karnataka, police said.

According to police, Devappa Koppad (62) of Binyal village in Kukunoor taluk was returning home along with eight others from the birthday party of his relative’s granddaughter in Koppal, the district headquarters town, on Saturday night.

The accident took place at Bhanupur at around 10.30 pm, in which five people died on the spot and four others were injured.

Police said the bodies have been sent to the morgue while the injured have been admitted to the hospital.

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