2 killed, 3 injured in triple-vehicle crash near Mudalagi

Belagavi: Two people were killed and three sustained serious injuries in a road accident involving a grapes-laden mini tempo, a car and a motorcycle on the outskirts of Naganur village in Mudalagi taluk on Tuesday evening.The deceased are Shivbasu Ganapati Chougala, 56, a resident of Kankanwadi village, and Ramappa Pavadi Mang, 38, of Devapurhatti, both in Raibag taluk. Both were travelling in the car and succumbed to their injuries at a hospital. According to police sources, the accident occurred when a car travelling from Gokak towards Mudalagi collided with a mini tempo transporting grapes from Pandharpur to Bailhongal. Two women passengers in the car and a motorcyclist, Mallappa Gurappa Bisanakopp of Mugalkhod, who was stationed by the roadside at the time, were injured in the mishap. All the injured were shifted to a hospital in Gokak for treatment. The impact of the collision caused grapes from the mini tempo to spill across the road, drawing a crowd of passersby and disrupting traffic. Mudalagi police personnel cleared the road and restored vehicular movement. Eyewitnesses said a local MBBS student, Deepa Patil, administered first aid to one of the injured people who was experiencing breathing difficulties, helping save the individual's life.