Sirsi: Three persons were killed on the spot in a ghastly collision involving car and a pickup vehicle near Balehadda cross on Sirsi-Yellapur state highway on Sunday morning.

The deceased are identified as Mysore based ABVP activist Ravikumar, Mahabaleshwar Hegde, and Sharada Hegde.

Madhav and Shekar are reported injured.
 
Sources informed that Ravikumar and team had been to Uttara Kannada district to distribute relief products to flood-affected areas. The mishap happened when they were returning to their native place after finishing off their works.