In an extremely rare fatal encounter, the 58-year-old was killed as she was walking in a mountainous area, her son told rescuers.
The incident occured on Mullavadi Main Road near Kalavai town in the district
It is suspected that the braking system could have overheated and failed after the vehicle descended 23 hairpin bends
Preliminary reports indicate that a garlic-laden lorry from Haryana, allegedly driven in a rash and negligent manner, first struck two motorcycles about three kilometres before the main accident site
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The deceased were part of a group of relatives, from two villages in Hassan district and one village in Chikkamagaluru district, who came together for a trip to Mantralayam in Andhra Pradesh
DC Prabhulinga Kavalikatti visited the spot; the movement of vehicles on the stretch has been stopped