Five of a family, including child, killed in car-lorry collision at Karnataka

Five persons including a child were killed and another child sustained serious injuries when a car collided with a lorry in the wee hours of Saturday in Bidar district.

The mangled wreckage of a car that collided with a lorry in Basavakalyan town in Karnataka, Saturday morning. Five people, including a nine-year-old child, were killed in the accident. | Express Photo Service

BASAVAKALUYAN: Five persons including a child were killed and another child sustained serious injuries when a car collided with a lorry in the wee hours of Saturday in Bidar district of Karnataka.

The accident occurred at around 3 am near Satapur Bungalow in Basavakalyan town, police said.

The deceased include two women, two men and a child. They have been identified as Mayur Chawla, Jenal Chawla, Bharati Chawla, Khayam Chawla, and nine-year-old Sunil Chawla.

Another child Trisha (2) sustained serious injuries and has been shifted to Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad. All the deceased were believed to be residents of Navi Mumbai.