Nine people, including four children, were killed and 10 injured in a pile-up involving three vehicles here, police sources said.
The accident involving a milk tanker, a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus, and a tempo traveller took place in Hassan around 11 pm on Saturday, they said.
All those killed were travelling in the tempo traveller, which was crushed between the bus and the milk tanker. While six of them died on the spot, three died on the way to the hospital, the sources said.
The injured are undergoing treatment at a hospital, they said.
Superintendent of Police, Hassan, Hariram Shankar and senior officials visited the accident site and all necessary procedures are being followed, they said.
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