Bagalkote: Three persons, including Bengaluru CID DySP were killed on the spot in a deadly road accident that occurred near Kudala Sangama Cross here in the wee hours of Thursday, May 10.
The deceased are identified as DySP Balegowda (55), CID PSI K H Shivaswamy (55) and jeep driver Venu Gopal (25).
The mishap occurred when they were heading towards Bagalkote for election duty. When they reached Kudala Sangama Cross, their jeep hit a lorry arriving from the opposite direction at around 12.30 am.
DySP Balegowda is said to be a resident of Kottigepalya in Bengaluru, PSI Shivaswamy hails from Chamarajanagar and the driver too is a resident of Bengaluru.
Bagalkote SP Vamshi Krishna and DySP Girisha visited the spot following the mishap.
A case has been registered in the Bagalkote Police Station.
