Karnataka: 7 women killed, 11 injured in Bidar accident

BIDAR: Seven women were killed and 11 others injured in a head-on collision between an auto-rickshaw and a truck at a village in Karnataka.
The accident took place in Chittaguppa taluk of Bidar late on Friday. The drivers of the two vehicles were among the 11 injured and their condition is said to be critical.
The deceased have been identified as Parvathi (40), Prabhavathi (36), Gundamma (60), Yadamma (40), Jaggamma (34) Ishwaramma (55) and Rukmini Bai (60).
These women were labourers and were returning home after work in the auto-rickshaw when it collided with the truck near Bemalakheda government school, reported PTI.