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Karnataka Ganesh Procession Crash: Toll Rises to Nine as Probe Focuses on Driver Negligence

Most of the dead were teenagers and engineering students.

Nine dead as truck rams into Ganesh immersion procession in Karnataka’s Hassan
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According to police, the death toll could be higher as per the preliminary information from the hospitals. (Representational image)
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Overview

  • Police said a speeding truck swerved to avoid a motorcycle, jumped the median and ploughed into devotees on NH-373 near Mosale Hosahalli on Friday night.
  • Southern range IGP M. B. Boralingaiah confirmed nine deaths and about 22 injured, with several patients in intensive care at HIMS and other hospitals.
  • The driver, identified as Bhuvanesh, is in custody under medical care and has been booked on charges including causing death by negligence.
  • Karnataka announced ₹5 lakh for each bereaved family and will cover treatment costs, while the Prime Minister’s Office approved ₹2 lakh ex-gratia from the PMNRF.
  • Investigators are assessing speed, barricading and traffic control arrangements for the procession, and officials are verifying the vehicle’s link to a logistics firm.