Belagavi, Aug. 6 -- A devastating road accident involving a Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus and a motorcycle claimed the lives of three people, including a young child, near Konnur town in Belagavi district on Thursday, August 6.

Police identified the victims as Saif Mulla, 29, his four-year-old daughter Sija Saif Mulla and family friend Imtiyaz Badagaon, 35.

The victims were travelling on a motorcycle from Gokak Falls towards Konnur when they were involved in a collision with a KSRTC bus heading from Hidkal to Gokak. The accident took place near Karemma Temple in Konnur.

The force of the impact threw the riders onto the road, causing severe injuries. All three succumbed to their injuries at the scene, the police...