In a tragic incident, three persons were killed on the spot and five others sustained serious injuries when the tyre of the car they were travelling in, burst resulting in the car toppling on NH-75 on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Pushparaj (54), Malathi (35) and Rajeshwari (45), while the seriously injured have been identified as 12-year-old Keerthana, daughter of Shanthi Prasad, 7-year-old Ewanth, 39-year-old Chandrakala, wife of Pushparaj, 42-year-old Surendra and 38-year-old Dharma, all residents of Hassan. The injured are being treated at the Genreal Hospital here.
