Five killed as SUV collides with car in Karnataka's Mandya district

MANDYA: Five passengers died on the spot while five others were injured in a head-on collision between a car and SUV on Bengaluru-Mangaluru national highway late Sunday evening.
The accident took place near Tittanahosahalli gate at Nagamangala taluk in Mandya district.
The deceased include three passengers travelling in the SUV. They have been identified as Srinivas Murthy (74), Jayanti (60) and Prabhakar (75). The identity of two deceased travelling in the car is yet to be ascertained.
Those who were travelling in the SUV were returning from Bengaluru to Hassan. The passengers in the car were on their way to Bengaluru.
A case has been registered with Bindiganavile police.