Kalaburagi, April 5, 2025: At least five persons died and 11 were injured as a mini-bus rammed into the rear of a parked lorry near Sonna cross in Jewargi taluk on Saturday morning. The deceased were travelling in the bus to Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah in Gulbarga from Bagalkot.
The deceased have identified as Mehboob Gaddankeri (52), Wazid Mahboob (2), Mehboobi Usmansab (53), Priyanka Manjunath (13), and Mahboob Usmansab (29).
They were residents of Tenginkai layout in Bagalkot. The injured passengers have been admitted to the GIMS hospital in Kalaburagi.
Nelogi PSI Chidanand Souda said that four people died on the spot and one succumbed to injuries while being taken to the hospital.
District Superintendent of Police Addur Srinivasulu, Additional SP Mahesh Meghannavar, DyS Lokeshwar, CPI Rajesab Nadaf have visited the spot. a case has been registered at Nelogi police station.