Kalaburagi, Nov 25: Three persons, including a senior IAS officer Mahantesh Bilagi, were killed in a road accident in the Kalaburagi district of Karnataka on Tuesday.

The deceased were identified Managing Director of Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Mahantesh Bilagi, his brother Shankara Bilagi and relative Iranna Shirasangi.

According to the police, the accident occurred when the driver tried to save a stray dog and lost control of the vehicle.

While Bilagi's brother Shankara and a relative Iranna died on the spot. Bilagi succumbed to his injuries at a hospital. Bilagi was travelling from Vijayapura to Kalaburagi to attend a marriage ceremony.

Bilagi was a 2012 Karnataka cadre IAS officer. He was currently working as the Managing Director of Karnataka State Minerals Corporation Limited.

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He had served as Managing Director of the Bengaluru Electricity Supply Corporation (Bescom) and worked as Deputy Commissioner of Davanagere, Udupi and other districts.