NEW DELHI, 9 July 2026 (TON): Twelve people were killed in two separate road accidents in the Indian states of Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, according to police.
In Karnataka's Uttara Kannada district, seven people died and two others were seriously injured after a multi-utility vehicle collided head-on with a lorry. The injured were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment, officials said.
In a separate incident in Madhya Pradesh, five members of a family, including three women and a child, were killed after their car crashed into a stationary truck. Police said the impact severely damaged the vehicle, and rescue teams took several hours to recover the victims.