Bengaluru, May 29 (UNI) As many as 10 people including two children died in a road accident after a private bus and a car collided near Mysuru on Monday, according to Mysuru SP Seema Latkar.
Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah announced a compensation of Rs 2 lakh to the families of those killed in the accident.
"Disturbed by the unfortunate accident near T Narasipura of Mysuru district that killed 10 innocent people. Rs 2 lakh compensation shall be provided to the families of the deceased from CM relief fund. I have directed the concerned officials to ensure proper treatment for the injured," Karnataka CM tweeted.
The accident took place near T Narasipura of Mysuru district.
The deceased have been identified as Sujatha (40), Kotresh (45), Gayathri (35), Shravya (3), driver Aditya, Manjunath (35), Poornima (30), Pavan (10), Karthik (8), Sandeep (24).
The injured are: Shashikumar, Puneeth and Janardhan, who have been admitted to a hospital for treatment, Latkar said.
Yesterday, six people died after a car collided with a lorry in Karnataka's Koppal district.
The deceased were travelling from Vijayapura to Bengaluru when the car's tyre burst and collided with the lorry.
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