Container lorry topples on SUV, 6 killed
The New Indian Express Bengaluru|December 22, 2024
A 48-year-old director and CEO of a software company, along with five members of his family, including three children, were crushed to death after a container lorry carrying 40 tonnes of cement poles fell on their SUV in a serial accident on the busy Bengaluru-Tumakuru National Highway-4 near Talekere under Nelamangala police station limits at 11 am on Saturday.
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According to the police, the driver of the container lorry, who was driving towards Bengaluru, lost control of the vehicle while trying to avoid hitting a car that stopped abruptly in front of his truck. The truck driver, identified as Harif Ansari from Jharkhand, swerved to the extreme right, hit another lorry, and crossed the median, resulting in the container toppling on the SUV, killing all six people on the spot.

The deceased have been identified as Chandrayagappa Gaul (46), MD and CEO of IAST Software Solutions, his wife Gaurbai (40), who works in the same firm, his sister Vijayalakshmi (35), his son Jaan (16), daughter Deeksha (10), and niece Arya (6). All were residents of HSR Layout and hailed from Vijayapura district.

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