6 die in road accident near Karnataka-Maharashtra border

The victims were travelling in a Swift Dzire car bearing a Maharashtra registration number

A police officer said the accident took place when the car was heading to Gullalli village from Kittur near the Karnataka-Maharashtra border for a marriage function.

A car dashed against a tree, killing six people on the spot in Karnataka’s Belagavi district on Thursday.

The deceased have been identified as Sharuk Pendari, 30, Iqbal Jamadar, 50, Sania Langoti, 37, Umra Begum Langoti, 17, Shabanam Langoti, 37, and Faran Langoti, 13.

Four other people – Farath Betageri, 18, Sofia Langoti, 22, Sania Iqbal Jamadar, 36, and Mahin Langoti, 7 – got injured in the accident. The victims were travelling in a Swift Dzire car bearing a Maharashtra registration number.

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A police officer said the accident took place when the car was heading to Gullalli village from Kittur near the Karnataka-Maharashtra border for a marriage function.

“Sharuk Pendari was driving the car and prima facie it seems he was speeding. The car was also overloaded. He lost control and hit a tree. The impact was so intense that six people died on the spot. The locals rushed the injured to a nearby hospital for treatment,” the police officer added.

The Nandgad police have registered a case and started a probe into the matter.

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