Mandya, Oct 3: At least four persons including a local politician were killed and over 20 persons suffered injuries when a goods truck ran amok on the busy Guthalu Road near Benaka Samudaya Bhavana in Mandya last night.
According to police, the Bengaluru registration truck was transporting tender-coconuts from Bharathinagar to Mandya when the driver lost control over it around 8.05 p.m.
The deceased are Rafiullah, former member of Mandya City Municipality Council (45), Girijamma (48), Shashank (18), and Rahul (21).
Three persons died on the spot, as the lorry dragged them for a distance of about 250 metres and another succumbed to the injuries at the district hospital. According to sources, the driver was under the influence of liquor.
Those injured were rushed to Mandya Institute of Medical Science (MIMS) here. The condition of some of them is critical, said the police. Most of the victims were waiting for buses.
Eyewitnesses said that the driver did not bother to slow down even after hitting the pedestrians. He drove on for 250 meters, halted, jumped out of the vehicle and escaped into the darkness, they said. At least 20 vehicles, most of them two-wheelers were also damaged in the incident.
Health officials have shifted some of the injured to hospitals in Mysuru and NIMHANS in Bengaluru for further treatment.
Minor Irrigation Minister and Mandya district in-charge C.S. Puttaraju has announced ₹2 lakh compensation for families of each the victims. All the injured will be given ₹50,000 compensation and free treatment, he told presspersons.
Mr Puttaraju visited the accident spot and also the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences (MIMS) to meet the victims.
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