51 killed in Karnataka road mishaps in 24 hours

Early on Sunday morning, six members of a family were killed on the spot as the car they were travelling in collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction in Hassan. The family was returning to Chikkaballapur from Karwar, where they had gone to visit a hospitalised relative. The six were among 51 people killed in different road accidents in a 24-hour window between Saturday morning and Sunday morning in Karnataka, according to state police records. ADGP and commissioner for road safety Alok Kumar said rash and reckless driving/riding led to most of these accidents. According to Kumar, this is the highest single-day road accident toll reported in the recent past. Another senior police officer said the state usually sees anywhere between 30 and 35 road fatalities a day. Tumakuru topped the chart of fatal accidents with seven deaths, followed by Hassan (6), Bengaluru city and Bengaluru Rural (4 each), and Karwar (3).