Haveri (Karnataka): At least 13 people were killed and two more critically injured after their mini-bus crashed into a stationary truck in Byadagi Taluk of Karnataka's Haveri district early Friday, officials said.
The victims, who were from Shivamogga, were returning from Savadatti in Belagavi district after a pilgrimage to pay obeisance to Goddess Yallamma, they said.
The injured persons have been admitted to a hospital and their condition is stated to be serious, police said.
It seems that the accident happened as the bus's driver feel asleep at the wheel, they said.
