Seven die in road accident as SUV falls into tank

Seven persons died and three others were injured seriously when the vehicle in which they were traveling fell into a tank near Shravanabelagola, 30 kms from here, in the early hours today, police said.

The victims, employees of Toyota Kirloskar Motor in Bengaluru, were proceeding to Chikkamagalur from Shravanabelagola when the tragedy struck while negotiating a curve at the Janivaratank spot, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Janardhan (28), Karthik (26), Satheesh (29), Jayanth (30), Raju (29), Prakash (30) and A N Karthik (27).

The injured had been admitted to Hassan Institute of Medical Sciences at Hassan.

In Channarayapatna in the district, the National Highway was blocked for some time by the locals demanding construction of a protection wall to the Janivaratank.