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{{Short description|Vehicle collision in Karnataka, India}}
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|timezone = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]
|date = 12 September 2025
|venue = Mosale Hosahalli
|location = [[Hassan district]], [[Karnataka]], India
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|type = [[Traffic collision]]
|cause = Under investigation
|reported deaths = 10
|reported injuries = 22 (including the driver)
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On 12 September 2025, a truck drove into people celebrating the [[Hinduism|Hindu]] festival of [[Ganesh Chaturthi]] in Mosale Hosahalli village, [[Hassan district]], [[Karnataka]], India. It resulted in the deaths of ten people and injuries to 22 others, including the driver. The cause of the accident is under investigation.

==Background==
[[Ganesh Chaturthi]] is a [[Hindu festival]] celebrating the birthday of [[Ganesha]], a [[Hindu deities|Hindu deity]]. The festival is marked by the installation of large idols of the god, which is later carried in a public procession, and immersed in a body of water.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/topic/Ganesh-Chaturthi|title=Ganesh Chaturthi: Hindu Festival|work=[[Encyclopedia Britannica]]|access-date=1 June 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|author1=Patrick Taylor|author2=Frederick I. Case|title=The Encyclopedia of Caribbean Religions |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XOyYCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA332 |year=2013|publisher=[[University of Illinois Press]]|isbn=978-0-252-09433-0|page= 332}}</ref> Earlier, a militant group had warned of attacks being planned during the festival, which resulted in security being tightened.<ref>{{cite news |date=5 September 2025 |title='Lashkar-e-Jihadi' warns Mumbai police: '34 vehicles ready with human bombs'; 14 Pakistani terrorists cited |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/34-human-bombs-planted-in-vehicles-mumbai-police-receive-terror-threat-on-whatsapp-lashkar-e-jihadi-message-cites-14-pakistani-terrorists-14kg-rdx/articleshow/123713402.cms |access-date=14 September 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Accident==
At about 8:00{{nbsp}} pm [[Indian Standard Time|IST]], a speeding truck drove into a crowd of people at Mosale Hosahalli village in [[Hassan district]]. The truck reportedly traveling from [[Arkalgud]] towards [[Holenarasipura]] on the [[National Highway 373]], lost control, hit a two-wheeler, and jumped over a median before driving into a crowd of people at a Ganesh Chaturthi immersion procession.<ref name="TH">{{cite news |date=13 September 2025 |title=Truck driver booked for ‘rash driving’ after ploughing into crowd during Ganesha procession in Karnataka’s Hassan |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/truck-driver-booked-for-rash-driving-after-ploughing-into-crowd-during-ganesha-procession-in-hassan/article70044784.ece |access-date=13 September 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref name="TOI1">{{cite news |date=13 September 2025 |title=9 dead, 22 injured as truck ploughs into Ganpati procession in Karnataka's Hassan |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hubballi/9-dead-22-injured-as-truck-ploughs-into-ganpati-procession-in-karnatakas-hassan/articleshow/123862150.cms |access-date=13 September 2025 |work=[[The Times of India]]}}</ref>

==Aftermath==
At least ten people were killed and 22 others were injured including the driver with at least eight critically.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 September 2025 |title=Karnataka: 8 dead as truck ploughs into Ganesha procession |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/bengaluru-news/karnataka-8-dead-as-truck-ploughs-into-ganesha-procession-101757703023024.html |access-date=13 September 2025 |work=[[The Hindustan Times]]}}</ref><ref name="NDTV">{{cite news |date=12 September 2025 |title=8 Killed As Truck Loses Control, Crashes Into Ganesha Procession In Karnataka: Police |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/8-killed-as-truck-ploughs-into-ganesha-procession-in-karnataka-police-9267837 |access-date=13 September 2025 |work=[[NDTV]]}}</ref> The truck reportedly ploughed into the crowd while trying to avoid hitting a biker, and the biker was amongst the dead.<ref name="PTI">{{cite press release |date=15 September 2025 |title=PTI Fact Check: Social media post falsely claims Karnataka road tragedy was deliberate attack by Muslim man; details inside |url=https://www.ptinews.com/fact-detail/social-media-post-falsely-claims-karnataka-road-tragedy-was-deliberate-attack-by-muslim-man-details-inside/2916972 |access-date=15 September 2025 |work=[[Press Trust of India]]}}</ref> At least four people were pronounced dead at the scene and the injured were transported to the [[Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences]] in [[Bengaluru]] and other private hospitals in the district. The victims were aged between 17 and 27 years, and included seven villagers and three engineering students from the [[Government Engineering College, Hassan|Government Engineering College]] in [[Hassan, Karnataka|Hassan]].<ref name="TH" /><ref>{{cite news |date=13 September 2025 |title=Hassan tragedy: Death toll rises to 10; nine were under 27 |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/india/karnataka/hassan-tragedy-death-toll-rises-to-10-nine-were-under-27-3726951 |access-date=15 September 2025 |work=[[Deccan Herald]]}}</ref> Postmortems of nine of the victims were completed by 3{{nbsp}} am the next day, and the bodies were handed over to their families.<ref name="TOI1" /><ref name="NDTV" />

The driver of the truck was identified as Bhuvenesh from Katte Belaguli in [[Holenarasipura]], and was charged with reckless driving.<ref name="TH"/> The driver, who was assaulted by the locals after the accident, was initially admitted to the [[intensive care unit]] at the local hospital before being shifted to Bengaluru for further treatment on 14 September.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 September 2025 |title=Trucker who rammed into crowd, killing 10, shifted to Bengaluru for medical test |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/trucker-who-rammed-into-crowd-killing-10-shifted-to-bengaluru-for-medical-test/article70049485.ece |access-date=15 September 2025 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref> A police official said that investigations were being conducted into the cause of the crash.<ref name="TOI1" /> Social media reports claimed the driver of the truck as a Muslim and the incident was an [[Islamic terrorism|Islamic terrorist attack]], which was later debunked by the government.<ref name="PTI"/><ref>{{cite news |date=13 September 2025 |title=कर्नाटक के हासन में गणेश विसर्जन हादसे का आरोपी ट्रक ड्राइवर मुस्लिम नहीं है |trans-title=The truck driver accused in the Ganesh immersion accident in Hassan, Karnataka is not a Muslim |url=https://newschecker.in/hi/fact-check-hi/karnataka-hassan-truck-accident-driver-muslim-mohammad-feroz |access-date=13 September 2025 |work=News Checker |language=Hindi}}</ref>

==Reactions==
Indian prime minister [[Narendra Modi]] expressed his condolences and announced a relief of {{INRconvert|0.2|m}} for the families of the dead from the [[Prime Minister's National Relief Fund|Prime minister's relief fund]]. Karnataka chief minister [[Siddaramaiah]] expressed his condolences and announced a compensation of {{INRconvert|0.5|m}} to the families of the deceased. He also said that the state government would bear the medical expenses for the treatment of those injured in the incident. Union minister [[H. D. Kumaraswamy]] expressed his shock on the accident.<ref name="NDTV" /> Other politicians, and government officials from Karnataka also expressed their grief on the accident, with the opposition blaming the government for inadequate security measures.<ref name="TOI1" />

==See also==
*[[Traffic collisions in India]]

==References==
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{{Disasters in India in 2025}}
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[[Category:2025 disasters in India]]
[[Category:2020s in Karnataka]]
[[Category:September 2025 in India]]
[[Category:2025 road incidents in Asia]]
[[Category:Disasters in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Hassan district]]
[[Category:Road incidents in India]]

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