Yadgir: Four youths were killed in tragic road accident near Ibrahim DBL Camp in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district Karnataka late Friday night, after their car lost control and crashed into wall on under-construction Chennai-Surat Expressway.
Accident occurred between 11 pm and 11.30 pm when four youths were travelling from Jevargi towards Yadgir in car bearing registration number KA-34 N-6622. Vehicle reportedly went out of control and rammed into under-construction bridge along six-lane expressway. Impact was so severe that car was completely mangled.
Driver Gururaj Suresh Chavan (29) and front-seat passenger Reddy Bamla Rathod (33) died on spot. Two passengers seated in rear, Govinda Sithya Chavan (28) and Kumar Ramu Rathod (26), sustained critical injuries. They were immediately shifted by ambulance to Yadgir Government Hospital, where they succumbed to injuries around 1.20 am despite treatment.All four victims belonged to Lambani community and were residents of different tandas in Yadgir taluk.
In complaint filed with police, Mangya Bamla Rathod, brother of deceased Reddy Rathod, alleged accident occurred because driver Gururaj was driving at high speed and in negligent manner, resulting in car losing control.Case registered at Shahapur Police Station under Sections 281 and 106(1) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Yadgir SP Prithwik Shankar visited accident spot and inspected.
