Five residents of Rajajinagar in Bengaluru were killed in a road accident near Gangavaram Cross near Palamaner in the Chittoor-Bengaluru NH on Wednesday (March 4, 2026) morning, while travelling to Tirumala for darshan at the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, police said. The deceased — three women and two men — were identified as Mohan Das (71), Nagaraja Rao (61), Kusuma (61), Jayanthi (59) and Pooja (33). All of them were residents of Bengaluru. The car in which they were travelling rammed the rear of a stationary lorry on the highway. The impact of the collision was severe, resulting in the death of all five occupants. Police rushed to the spot-on receiving information and shifted the bodies for postmortem. The families of the deceased have been informed. A case has been registered. Published – March 04, 2026 11:14 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation ‘Toxic’ postponed: Yash-starrer delayed due to “Middle East tensions” ‘One Piece’ creator Eiichiro Oda hides series’ biggest secret under the ocean as manga hits 600 million copies