Hassan: Two youths were killed on the spot in a tragic head-on collision between a motorcycle and a gas tanker near Mudalapura village in Hassan taluk. The deceased have been identified as Sachin, 26, and Vijay Kumar, 38, residents of Yalagunda village, police said. According to sources, the two were travelling from Hassan towards their native village of Yalagunda on a motorcycle when a gas tanker coming from the opposite direction collided head-on with their bike.The impact was severe, resulting in the deaths of both youths at the spot. Following the collision, the tanker driver fled the scene without stopping, police stated. Acting on CCTV footage obtained from a nearby petrol bunk, the police traced and took into custody the driver, police said.
