Two killed, three injured in road accident

Tumakuru, Karnataka: Two people were killed and three others seriously injured when the car they were traveling in collided with a borewell lorry near Kunigal early Sunday, police said.

According to police, Kishan Shetty (20) and Philip Neri (32), both hailing from Dakshina Kannada, were going home with three others after attending the ‘Kambala’ event, a buffalo race from coastal Karnataka to Bengaluru. I was having it for the first time.

The vehicle met with an accident at around 2.30 am near Kunigal, killing Shetty and Neri on the spot.

As soon as the information was received, Kunigal police reached the spot and removed the bodies from the damaged vehicle. The injured were sent to the hospital.