Archive · 29 Sep 2026
Two Killed After Pickup Crashes Into Parked Lorry in Dharwad
A pickup vehicle carrying onions crashed into a lorry that had stopped on the roadside.
The lorry was carrying molasses from a sugar factory.
It had stopped because one of its tyres was punctured.
Three people were fixing the tyre when the crash happened.
All three were badly hurt.
One person died at the accident site.
Another died after being taken to the hospital.
The third person remained seriously injured, and police were investigating what caused the crash.
Two people were killed after a pickup vehicle carrying onions crashed into a stationary lorry near Amminabhavi.
The accident occurred late Monday night under the jurisdiction of Dharwad Rural Police Station.
The lorry had stopped after a tyre puncture while transporting molasses from a sugar factory in Saundatti.
Three people repairing the lorry were seriously injured; one died at the scene and another later died in hospital.
The remaining injured person was shifted to a private hospital in serious condition as police investigated the crash.
- Who
- Three people repairing a lorry were struck by a pickup vehicle; two died and one was seriously injured.
- What
- A pickup vehicle allegedly lost control and crashed into a stationary lorry.
- When
- Late Monday night.
- Where
- Near Amminabhavi in Dharwad, under Dharwad Rural Police Station jurisdiction.
- Why
- Police said the pickup vehicle allegedly lost control; the exact cause remained under investigation.
- Deaths
- Two people died.
- Injured
- One person remained seriously injured.
- Vehicles
- A pickup vehicle carrying onions collided with a stationary lorry.
- Lorry cargo
- The lorry was transporting molasses from a sugar factory in Saundatti.
- Initial incident
- The lorry had stopped after a tyre puncture.
- Hospitals
- The injured were initially taken to Dharwad District Hospital; the surviving injured person was shifted to a private hospital.
- Investigation
- Dharwad Rural Police were investigating the exact cause of the accident.