Bengaluru, Oct. 11 -- Three devotees were killed and more than 10 people injured on Sunday after a truck rammed into a procession carrying an idol of Goddess Durga near the Hattaragi toll plaza in Hukkeri taluk of Karnataka's Belagavi district, police said, adding that four of the injured are in critical condition.

"The devotees were returning to Hunchyanatti village after bringing the idol from Belagavi when the truck hit the procession from behind," a senior police officer said, adding that three people died at the spot.

Police identified the deceased as Prakash, Mahesh and Daneshwari. The injured were shifted to the Belagavi Institute of Medical Sciences (BIMS) Hospital and nearby private hospitals. Some of the injured were yet to be...