Koppal, July 21 -- Two members of a family were killed and six others sustained serious injuries after a Bolero SUV rammed into a stationary lorry on National Highway-13 between Kerehalli and Shahapur villages near Munirabad in Koppal district on Monday evening.

The deceased have been identified as Khadar Khan (75), a resident of Huligi village, and a 70-year-old woman from the same family. According to police, the Bolero was travelling from Kushtagi towards Hosapete when it crashed into the rear of a lorry parked on the roadside.

The impact of the collision was so severe that the Bolero was completely mangled, leaving two occupants dead on the spot. Six other passengers travelling in the vehicle suffered serious injuries and were rushe...