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Three people in an autorickshaw died after it was crushed in a chain collision involving two tankers and an SUV at Panambur junction.

The crash began when a cow crossed the road, forcing a gas tanker to brake suddenly, with a speeding rear tanker failing to stop.

Police are probing whether overspeeding or brake failure caused the crash; traffic was disrupted for an hour.

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 t

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