Bellary, Karnataka:
Four persons died and an equal number were seriously injured when the jeep in which they were travelling rammed into a stationary lorry at Alakundi village in the Bellary district during the early hours on Thursday, police said.
The injured were admitted to Vijayangar Institute of Medical Sciences (VIMS), where their condition is stated to be critical, police said.
Sixteen persons, natives of Kampli village, were proceeding to their village after a pilgrimage to Sabarimala when the mishap occurred.