Three killed in road accident in Kalaburagi

Three youths were killed after a motorcycle they were riding on went out of control and crashed into a roadside boulder near Panegaon on the outskirts of Kalaburagi late on Sunday night.

The deceased have been identified as 30-year-old Dharamraj Chavan, 26-year-old Anil Gopal Pawar and 28-year-old Sundar Rathod, all residents of Shivaji Tanda near Panegaon.

According to the police, the three were travelling to Panegaon on the motorcycle at midnight when the rider lost control of the vehicle, causing it to ram the boulder by the roadside.

All three suffered grievous injuries and died on the spot, the police said.