In a bizarre accident in Karnataka's Chintamani, eight people were killed when the jeep they were travelling rammed into a cement laden lorry coming from the opposite direction near Marinayakanahalli under Kencharlahalli police limits in Chintamani taluk on Sunday, as per reports.

The deceased are Venkatalakshmamma,59, resident of Nareganapalli, near Madanapalle in Andhra Pradesh, Munirathnamma, 49, of Gopalli in Chintamani Taluk, Narayanaswamy, 55, resident of Tapateswara Colony in Chintamani and Ramesh, 40, owner-cum-driver of the jeep. The identities of the rest are yet to be established.

According to police, six persons were killed at once on the spot while two succumbed at the hospital. "Around 4.00 PM a jeep with seventeen passengers was heading towards Chintamani from Royalpad in Srinivasapur taluk. The impact of the accident was such that after colliding head-on with the lorry, the jeep was dragged for a distance," police said.

Malur legislator KY Nanje Gowda said he was heading from Srinivaspur to Chintamani and was behind the ill-fated jeep when the accident happened. He said the victims were travelling in the private jeep due to a lack of affordable and reliable public transport facility.

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