Archive · 14 Sep 2025
PM Modi Offers Condolences, Announces Aid for Karnataka Truck Crash
A truck hit a group of people in Karnataka during a religious parade, killing nine people.
The accident happened during a Ganesha Visarjan procession.
The Prime Minister sent his condolences and is giving money to the families of those who died, and to the injured.
The local government is also providing money to the families.
The accident is under investigation.
Nine people died in a truck collision during a Ganesh Visarjan procession in Karnataka.
The Prime Minister expressed grief over the incident.
PM Modi announced ₹2 lakh ex-gratia for the families of the deceased.
The injured will receive ₹50,000 from the PMNRF.
The state government is providing ₹5 lakh compensation.
- Who
- Participants in a Ganesh Visarjan procession and a truck driver
- What
- A truck crashed into a Ganesh Visarjan procession
- When
- Friday night
- Where
- Mosale Hosahalli, Hassan district, Karnataka
- Why
- The cause is under investigation; the truck hit a bike.
State Government
Other Leaders
Compensation
State Government
₹5 lakh compensation per family (State)
Other Leaders
Some leaders demand greater compensation.
Politicization
State Government
District minister warned against giving a communal colour to the incident
Other Leaders
Some leaders demand greater compensation
- Fatalities
- 9
- Location
- Mosale Hosahalli, Hassan district, Karnataka
- Event
- Ganesh Visarjan procession
- PM Modi's Ex-Gratia
- ₹2 lakh per deceased, ₹50,000 for injured
- State Compensation
- ₹5 lakh per family
Sources
Karnataka Tragedy: Truck Ploughs Into Ganesha Procession, 10 Killed Including Five Engineering Students In Hassan; VIDEO
Caught on Camera: Moment before a truck in Hassan, Karnataka mowed down 9 people, injuring 22 others
Minister warns against communalising Ganesh immersion tragedy
Families mourn engineering students among 9 dead in accident
