Mangaluru (Karnataka), Nov 15 (PTI) Three people were killed in a chain collision involving two tankers, an autorickshaw and an SUV here on Saturday, police said.

The accident occurred around 11.15 am at Panambur junction when a cow suddenly attempted to cross the road, prompting a gas tanker travelling from Mulki towards Mangaluru to halt abruptly, they said.

Citing preliminary investigation, a senior police officer said that the autorickshaw following the tanker managed to stop in time, as did the SUV car trailing behind it. However, another tanker approaching from the rear at high speed allegedly failed to brake, crashing directly into the SUV.

The force of the impact pushed the car to the left side of the road.

The autorickshaw, caught between the two tankers during the sequence of

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