Three young men died on the spot when a train ran over them as they were lying drunk on the railway track on the outskirts of Gangavati city. The incident occurred last night at 9:30 when the Hubli-Sindhanur Express train passed over them. The deceased youths are Mounesh Pattar (23), Sunil (23), and Venkat Bhimanaik (20), all residents of Gangavati city.

It is being reported that the three young men had a party near the railway track last night and then fell asleep on the tracks. A case has been registered at the Gadag Railway Police Station regarding this incident.