6 deliverymen killed, 3 injured in collision in Uttara Kannada district

The injured persons are being treated at KMCRI Hospital in Hubballi. All the victims were working as delivery men for online express delivery platforms and were planning to travel to pilgrimage centers with their savings, sources said. | Photo credit: KIRAN BAKALE

Six persons from Dharwad were killed and three others injured in an accident involving an MUV (Multi-Utility Vehicle) and a truck near Balagar Cross of Aratibail Ghat in Yallapur taluk of Uttara Kannada district during the wee hours of Thursday (July 9, 2026).

All the deceased are from Dharwad and were on a trip to Dharmasthala and other places. All the victims and injured persons were working as delivery men for online express delivery platforms and had planned their journey to the pilgrimage centers from their savings, sources said.

The deceased have been identified as driver Sanjeev Angadi (33), Basaappa Kanakanavar (38), Abhishek Eshwar (28), Akshay Muralavar (26), Abhishek Madabavi (27), Manjunath Chulaki (33), all from Dharwad.

The injured have been identified as Shivaraj Madiwal, 22, Channabasayya Sampagavimath, 28, and Sachin, 26, all from Dharwad. Among the injured who are being treated at KMCRI Hospital in Hubballi, the condition of one of them is critical, according to KMCRI Medical Superintendent Dr. Arun Kumar. Ishwar speaks.

Police officers from Yallapur and highway patrol personnel rushed to the spot and took the injured to the hospital. Uttara Kannada District Deputy Commissioner K. Lakshimpriya, Superintendent of Police Deepan MN, Director General ZP Dileesh Sasi and others visited the site.

As a result of the impact, the MUV was crushed and rescuers had difficulty removing the bodies. While four of them died on the spot, one breathed his last midway to the hospital and another succumbed to his injuries at the KMCRI hospital.

Published – 9 Jul 2026 08:50 IST