Vijayapura, (Karnataka), Four people, including a couple and their son, were killed in a road accident in Karnataka's Vijayapura district on Wednesday, police said.

 

The deceased are identified as teacher Manjunatha Mandewadi, his wife Savithri, and their eight-year-old son Aaradhya. The fourth victim was a truck driver, whose identity is yet to be ascertained.

According to police, Mandewadi and his family were driving back home from Goa, when he rammed into a truck parked for repair on the National Highway-50, near Honaganahalli village in Babaleshwara taluka. All four died on the spot.