Six people, including a bus driver, were killed on the spot in a road accident near Managuli town in Basavanabagewadi taluk of Vijayapura district of Karnataka, on the morning of Wednesday, May 21 on National Highway (NH-50). The accident involved a Mahindra XUV300 SUV, a container truck and a private bus.
According to preliminary reports, the SUV was travelling towards Solapur when it jumped the road median and collided head-on with a Mumbai–Ballari private VRL bus. As a result, five passengers in the SUV and the bus driver died on the spot.
Several other passengers were injured and have been admitted to a nearby hospital for treatment. Upon receiving the information, Managuli police rushed to the scene and conducted an inspection. An investigation is underway. More details awaited.