Archive · 7 Sep 2026
Four Killed in Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway Crash Returning from Tirupati
Two families from Karnataka traveled to Tirumala for a religious visit.
They left at about 3 a.m.
to see Tirupati.
While returning home, their Innova crashed near Doddakari village.
The crash happened around 7 a.m.
on Monday.
The vehicle hit a stone culvert.
Four people died in the accident.
Three others were hurt and taken to hospitals.
The people who died included a father, his mother-in-law and his two children.
Four people were killed and three others injured in the crash.
The victims were traveling in an Innova after visiting Tirumala.
The vehicle crashed into a stone culvert near Doddakari village.
The accident occurred around 7 a.m. on Monday in Kolar Gold Fields.
Those killed included Devendra, Sharadha Bai, Deeksha and Vishnu Sai.
- Who
- Two families from Bengaluru and Mysuru were involved; four people died and three were injured.
- What
- An Innova crashed into a stone culvert, killing four people.
- When
- The crash occurred around 7 a.m. on Monday.
- Where
- Near Doddakari village in Kolar Gold Fields, Karnataka, on the Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway.
- Why
- The families were returning home after traveling to Tirumala for darshan when the crash occurred.
- Fatalities
- Four people were killed.
- Injuries
- Three people were injured and hospitalized.
- Vehicle
- An Innova.
- Crash location
- Near Doddakari village in Kolar Gold Fields.
- Time
- Around 7 a.m. on Monday.
- Trip
- The families had traveled to Tirumala for darshan.
- Victims identified
- Devendra, 44; Sharadha Bai, 70; Deeksha, 20; and Vishnu Sai, 12.