Overview
- The collision happened early Tuesday when a goods auto allegedly driving on the wrong side struck a motorcycle carrying a family from Bommanal to Raybag, killing the couple and their infant at the scene.
- The dead were identified as Mahanthesh Mane, 27, his wife Sakshi Mane, 23, and their six-month-old son Samarth, all residents of Bommanal village.
- Another child who was travelling with the family was seriously injured and remains in critical condition in hospital.
- Police say the goods-auto driver abandoned the vehicle and fled, a case has been registered at Raybag police station, and officers are actively tracing the absconding suspect.
- The Raybag deaths join recent multi-fatal crashes in Kalaburagi and Yadgir, raising fresh questions about speeding, wrong-side driving, and road-safety enforcement that investigators and local authorities will likely need to address.