Haveri, Karnataka (December 25, 2024): Four members of a family, including an 11-year-old boy, were killed in a head-on collision between an SUV and a car in Haveri district on Wednesday. The accident occurred at Belligatti village near Tadas-Thimmapur on the Haveri-Dharwad district border along the Pune-Bengaluru national highway.
According to reports, the SUV was traveling toward Hubballi from Haveri when the driver lost control, crossed the divider, and collided with a car heading to Bengaluru from Hubballi. All the deceased were traveling in the car.
Two victims died at the scene, while two others were declared dead upon arrival at KMC-RI Hospital in Hubballi. The deceased were identified as Chandramma, 59, of Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet; her daughter Meena, 38; son-in-law Mahesh Kumar C., 41; and grandson Dhanaveer, 11, all residents of Harihar in Davanagere district. The three occupants of the SUV reportedly fled the scene after the accident.
"A car was coming from Hubballi towards Bangalore carrying four people from one family. Another car was coming from Shiggaon towards Dharwar. Most probably it was at a very high speed. That's why it lost control, crossed the divider and collided with the first car head-on. Two persons died on the spot and two persons were brought dead in the hospital. We are doing further legal procedures. We have cleared the highway and the bodies have been shifted to the hospital for further procedures," Haveri SP, Anshu Kumar said.