Bidar: Three killed as car collides head-on with courier vehicle

Mangalore Today News Network

Bidar, Nov 5, 2025: Three people were killed on Wednesday morning when the car they were travelling in collided head-on with a courier service vehicle in Bidar district, police said.

The deceased have been identified as Rachappa (57), Naveen (30), and Nagaraj (38), all residents of Narayankhed taluk in Telangana’s Sangareddy district.

According to police, the accident took place around 7.30 a.m. near Neelamandi Tanda in Bhalki taluk, as the group was returning after offering prayers at the Sri Dattatreya Temple in Kalaburagi district.

Preliminary investigations revealed that the car, carrying five occupants, was turning towards the Bidar–Kalaburagi highway via Humnabad when it collided head-on with a Bolero vehicle belonging to a courier service.

The three men died on the spot, while two others in the car and the Bolero driver sustained injuries and are receiving treatment at a hospital in Bidar. Police said an investigation is underway.