Six Keralites killed in ambulance-tanker collision

HASSAN: Six Keralites including a patient were killed and two others seriously injured when their ambulance collided head on with a tanker at Khatri Ghata on NH-48 near Channarayapanta in the district Tuesday.

Police said the incident occurred when the ambulance was carrying a patient from Sai high tech hospital to Mangalore along with others while the tanker was carrying dumber to Mysore from Mangalore. Five people were killed on the spot and another one succumbed to injuries in the hospital.

The victims have been identified as Ravi, Shekhar, Suman, Edward, Thomas and Jaffi, patient who was injured in the accident died in hospital. Two injured have been admitted to hospital.