Yadgir, 7 November

Four youths were killed in a tragic road accident near Ibrahim DBL Camp in Shahapur taluk of Yadgir district late Friday night, after their car lost control and crashed into a wall on the under-construction Chennai-Surat Expressway. 

The accident occurred between 11 pm and 11.30 pm when the four youths were travelling from Jevargi towards Yadgir. The vehicle went out of control and rammed into an under-construction bridge along the six-lane expressway, leaving the car completely mangled.

Driver Gururaj Suresh Chavan, aged 29, and front-seat passenger Reddy Bamla Rathod, aged 33, died on the spot. Rear-seat passengers Govinda Sithya Chavan, aged 28, and Kumar Ramu Rathod, aged 26, sustained critical injuries and succumbed at Yadgir Government Hospital around 1.20 am.

All four victims belonged to the Lambani community. In a police complaint, Mangya Bamla Rathod alleged the accident occurred because driver Gururaj was driving at high speed and in a negligent manner. A case was registered at Shahapur Police Station.