At least 13 persons killed in two separate road accidents in India

BENGALURU, Jan 22: At least 13 persons were killed and about 19 others sustained injuries in two early morning road accidents that occurred in separate parts of Karnataka on Wednesday, police sources said.

A truck carrying fruit vendors, fell in a 50-metre-deep valley in a forested section of Savanur - Hubballi Road killing at least 9 persons and injuring nine others, police said.

The victims were transporting fruits to a local fair being organised in a place called Yellapura. The driver of the truck swerved to the extreme left in a bid to allow a vehicle that was trying to overtake from behind around 5:30 a.m., the Uttara Kannada Superintendent of Police M Narayana told PTI.