Five people killed in road mishaps

Bangalore, Feb 27 (UNI) Five people, including a Rapid Action Force (RAF) driver, were killed and eight others injured in two different road mishaps in Karnataka, today.

Police said four people were killed and an equal number injured when a tempo, in which they were travelling, collided with a private bus at Kappalamadagu village, about 80 km from here.

The injured were admitted to the Government Hospital in Kolar.

In another incident, the driver of a RAF vehicle was killed on the spot and four others injured when the vehicle rammed into a roadside tree at Eraiahnahallipalya on the outskirts of the city.

The injured were admitted to Baptist Hospital. City Police Commissioner Neelam Achyutha Rao visited the hospital and wished speedy recovery to the injured.

UNI