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BELAGAVI
A trip to Goa to celebrate Raksha Bandhan festival ended in tragedy when two youth were killed and two others were injured in a road mishap at Khanapur, while they were returning to Belagavi on Monday evening.
According to sources, the accident took place when the bus approaching from the opposite direction rammed the car in which they were traveling, near Idarlong Cross between the Khanapur“Belagavi highway.
The deceased have been identified as Damodar Tanaji Tibile (25) of Old Gandhi Nagar, Belagavi and Ramesh Ashok Tahashildar (35) of Kasai Galli, Belagavi. The injured, Dinesh Ramji (22) of Kasai Galli, Belagavi and Deepak Jadhav of Kangrali village of Belagavi taluka have been admitted to hospital and are undergoing treatment.
According to sources, Tibile along with his three friends had been to Goa on August 25 to celebrate Raksha Bandhan festival at his sister’s residence. Ramji also has his sister in Goa and so he went to her place.
The two celebrated the festival along with their friends and were returning in a Quepem registered Maruti Swift car (GA-09-D-2384) when they met with the accident.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus heading from Belagavi to Khanapur tried to overtake a jeep when the driver lost control on the vehicle and rammed the car. A case has been registered at Khanapur Police Station.
